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Both poles the south and the north melt during summer periods. The north pole melts at a higher rate than the south. In recent years the north pole has become increasingly thinner. In 2008 it was just 3 metres, in 2009 it is down to 1 metre. Scientists predict by the end off the 2009 summer period there will be very little ice at all. Google earth is just showing this natural seasonal pattern.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThere is water at the North Pole on Google Earth because when Google update there Earth pictures they seem to update in seasons other than winter or else they can't be bothered to put ice on the North Pole. Another reason is because the North Pole is only covered in ice at winter times.
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Where is most of earth's ice is found?
Most of earth's ice is piled up on Antarctica (the south pole). To a much lesser extent there is ice over the arctic and Greenland.
What is the difference between Arctic and Antarctic?
Arctic refers to the region close to the North Pole, while antarctic (anti-arctic) refers to the one close to South Pole. The Antarctic has a land mass underneath the ice, and the Arctic is ice with no land.Perhaps the most common misconception about the Arctic and Antarctic is that they are very similar. Nothing is farther from the truth.The polar regions are a study in contrasts. The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by continents. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by an ocean. Each region has unique wildlife that cannot be found in the other. Polar bears and walrus inhabit the North. Penguins inhabit the south. The Arctic has been continually inhabited for thousands of years. The Antarctic has never been inhabited.artic is layer of icesand Antarctic is ice on top of land
Which way do glaciers move?
Glaciers are big chucks of ice that are usually seen at the north and south pole. The glacier's move in the direction of the waters current.
Why is the pole at the South Pole moving?
The pole itself does not move, but the 9,300 feet of ice upon which it is marked moves, so annually, the marker is moved to its truest possible, and current position.
What are the two conditions to make Antarctica the coldest place on Earth?
Two things.One, being at the South Pole, it's tied for being the farthest from the Equator with the Arctic ice at the North Pole. Being so far means it doesn't get a whole lot of sun.Two, and this is the difference maker, Antarctica is a land mass. This not only provides elevation (Antarctica's permanence allows ice to constantly accumulate, providing considerable elevation which drops the temperature further) but also prevents the temperature-balancing effects of water from tempering the cold the way it does in the Arctic Ocean.
Is the ice caps in the north pole or south pole?
north
Which is warmer the North or South Pole?
The North Pole, which sits on the Arctic Ocean ice, is warmer by about 30 degrees F than the South Pole, which sits on an ice sheet that stores about 90% of the Earth's store of ice.
Is most of the ice on Earth located in the north or South Pole?
The ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica stores about 90% of the Earth's ice. Antarctica is where you'll find the South Pole.
What is at the end of earth's axis?
Ice and snow. You're referring to the North Pole.
What happen to the earth when the mountains of north and south pole became usually warm?
There are no mountains at the North Pole - the 'land' at the North Pole is all under water. There is only surface ice.
What can you see at the earth North Pole?
Ice, and more ice, and lets see now, oh yes more ice.
Is there land at the north pole or is it in water?
The North Pole sits on a floating ice sheet which is called the Arctic ice sheet. There is no land underneath it, but the sea depth at the North Pole has been measured at 4,261 metres (13,980 ft). Because of this, the North Pole is incapable of supporting any plant or animal life on it.
Which regions have no landmass under the ice the north pole or the south pole?
The North Pole, as it is an imaginary point on the Arctic Ice Cap, which floats on top of the Arctic Ocean.
What part of earth is frozen?
the north pole, the Arctic, ice land, basically any countries that have ice or snow :)
How do earths motion effect seasons at the north pole?
because of the motion of the earth the north pole sheds its ice around it which makes the ice always moving. thus why no country has a station researching there
What lies under the north pole ice?
Earth ground the one your standing on now
Which place is in the northernmost of earth?
The North Pole. Did You Know: -the north pole is on Canadian territory? -there is no actual land at the north pole; just chunks of ice that mesure several meters deep! NOW YOU KNOW!
