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Are Antarctica and the arctic both light for 6 months and dark for 6 months?
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∙ 14y ago
There are as many daylight hours in the arctic as there are nighttime hours over the course of a year. There is day for six months, and night for six month.
In the course of a year, the sun is up for exactly 50% of the time,
no matter where on Earth you are.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoAt the North Pole, the shttp://wiki.answers.com/wiki/Sun is permanently above the horizon during the summer months and permanently below the horizon during the winter months. Sunriseis just before the vernal equinox (around March 19); the sun then takes three months to reach its highest point of near 23½° elevation at the summer Solstice(around June 21), after which time it begins to sink, reaching Sunsetjust after the Autumnal_equinox(around September 24). When the sun is visible in the polar sky, it appears to move in a clockwise circle above the horizon. This circle gradually rises from near the horizon just after the vernal equinox to its maximum elevation (in degrees) above the horizon at summer solstice and then sinks back toward the horizon before sinking below it at the autumnal equinox.
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∙ 14y agoThe length of no-sun-in-the-sky varies from 24 hours to 6 months. It depends exactly where you are above the Arctic Circle. If you're right exactly on the Circle, then sometime between December 20 and December 23, there is exactly 24 hours when the sun never rises. If you're at the North Pole, then the sun never rises between September 21 and March 21 ... six months.
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∙ 14y agoOnly at the poles, exactly 90 degrees south or north latitude.
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∙ 14y agodepends on the time of year, the answer is anywhere from 24 hours of sunshine in summer to 0 hours of sunshine in winter
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∙ 11y ago18
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Do both the Arctic and Antarctic contain salt water or fresh water?
The Arctic ocean, and the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica, are both salt water. The ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent of Antarctica holds about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
What is the difference between the arctic and Alaska?
* The Arctic has polar bears and the Antarctic does not. * The Antarctic has penguins and the Arctic doesn't. * The Antarctic has no trees. * The Arctic has Tundra with rich plant life in Spring and Summer. * Antarctic has algae but not the Arctic. * Antarctica has mainly calm animals but the Arctic has some fierce ones.
What is an Arctic ecosystem?
Both tundra and taiga are found in the Arctic.
What are the seasonal temperatures for the Arctic and the Antarctic?
Both polar regions are cold. Antarctica is so cold that it cannot sustain life -- about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic. Cold in this comparison means generally below freezing -- all year.
Is the Arctic made up of land covered by ice?
Antarctica is land covered by ice while the Arctic is just a solid piece of ice. the statement above is...WRONG!! The arctic is mostly land. Yes it has ice, but mostly land. The antarctic is 98 percent ICE. So really nethir are "completely" ice, but antarctica is the winner.
How are the Arctic and Antarctica alike?
Both are polar.
How are Antarctica and the Arctic similar?
Both areas are polar.
What is similarities Arctic and Antarctica?
Both are polar extremes.
What is the same between the Arctic and Antarctica?
Both are considered polar regions.
Which one of these is not a continent Europe the arctic or antarctica?
The Arctic is not a continent. It is a polar region located around the North Pole. Europe and Antarctica are both continents.
Are both the Arctic and Antarctica continents?
No, only Antarctica is considered a continent. The Arctic is an ocean region covered by sea ice and surrounded by North America, Europe, and Asia.
What do the arctic and Antarctic have in common?
Arctic and Antarctica have seals, birds, whales, fish, and krill.
Do Arctic foxes live in Antarctica?
No. It's too cold there to support any kind of food chain to support any kind of animal.
How are arctic and the antarctic are different?
Both are polar, but Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic. Antarctica is a continent, there are only northern expanses of continents near the Arctic. There are native and indigenous peoples in the Arctic, and no humans in Antarctica. Antarctica is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which governs all land and ice south of 60 degrees S. Many governments argue over the use and governance of Arctic waters.
How are the Antarctic and the Arctic different?
Both are polar, but Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic. Antarctica is a continent, there are only northern expanses of continents near the Arctic. There are native and indigenous peoples in the Arctic, and no humans in Antarctica. Antarctica is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which governs all land and ice south of 60 degrees S. Many governments argue over the use and governance of Arctic waters.
What is the difference between the arctics and antarctica?
The Arctic is the area around the North Pole and Antarctica is the continent at the South Pole. The Arctic is not actually land but a combination of ice and water, by contrast, the Antarctic is a continent and landmass covered in ice. The Arctic is in the North and Antarctica is in the South. They are both at the Earth's poles but the Arctic is made up of solely ice and is just a collection of large ice caps. Antarctica is actually a continent with ice and solid land too. The biggest difference is that the Arctic region is essentially a frozen ocean surrounded by continents. Antarctica is a frozen continent surrounded by an ocean.
What the difference between the arctic and Indian ocean?
The Arctic is an ocean. Antarctica is a continent, and is the driest continent, having a relative humidity of about five percent, which classifies it as a desert.
