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There is much more ice covering Antarctica -- about 90% of the earth's store of ice -- than in the Arctic.
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How many different species live in the arctic?
if i am correct there are about over 50 animals in the Antarctica because many more are dying around
Which Polar region has more land?
The Antarctic region has more land than the Arctic region. Antarctica is a large continent comprised mostly of land covered in ice, while the Arctic is mostly comprised of water surrounded by land masses.
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.
Is it colder in the Antarctic then arctic?
Yes, it is colder, by about 30 degrees F. Why? Antarctica is a continent covered with ice. The Arctic ice simply freezes over sea water. The ice area in the Arctic is significantly smaller than the ice sheet that covers Antarctica.
What are some details of the ozone location?
Ozone hole is mainly located over Antarctica. It is also over Australia and Arctic.
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.
Which two poles are located over an oceans which ocean?
The North Pole is over the Arctic Ocean. The South Pole is over Antarctica, which is a landmass.
Why are the ozone holes usually found in the atmosphere of arctic osean and Antarctica?
The ozone hole is mainly found over the region or antarctica and arctic because of the temperature. Ozone depletion requires very less temperature which can only be found at the poles.
What is the birds name that makes a round trip journey over twenty thousand miles every year form the arctic ocean to the antarctica?
The arctic tern makes that journey.
What is the temperature difference between the arctic and the Sahara?
The temperature difference between the Arctic and the Sahara can be as much as 100 degrees or more. In January, the Arctic can reach as much as -50 degrees Fahrenheit while the desert can reach well over 100 degrees.
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.
