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Overall, on average, the temperature on Antarctica -- the continent -- is colder that temperatures in the Antarctic region, since temperatures in the region may be warmer than those on the continent.
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Is it colder at the antarctic than the arctic?
The antarctic is colder than the arctic because of Antarctica, the continent, on which is stored 90% of the Earth's store of ice.
Why is the climate in the Antarctic is so much colder than in the Arctic?
The continent of Antarctica is in the Antarctic, storing 90% of the earth's store of ice. It is about 30 degrees F colder in Antarctica than in the open water of the Arctic ocean. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean. The Arctic is open water -- the Arctic ocean -- surrounded by land.
Which place is colder the Arctic or Antarctica?
The Antarctic regions are about 30 degrees F. colder than the Arctic regions, because of the Antarctic continent, the land mass that makes up about 10% of the earth's surface.This land mass and the ice that sits on top of it retains the cold better than the Arctic seas, which can warm, because the sun melts the ice and then warms the water.The Antarctic, on average.
Is Mount Everest colder than Antarctica?
mount Everest is colder than Antarctica
Why do polar bears only live in the Arctic region and not in the Antarctic region?
Because the antarctic region is colder than the arctic and the Polar bear won't get the warmth it needs.
By how many degrees Celsius Antarctica is colder than Arctic?
Because the Antarctic continent is a land mass covered with an ice sheet, and the Arctic is simply frozen sea ice, Antarctica is about -1 degree C (30 degrees F) colder than the Arctic.
Is Antarctica colder or is Hawaii?
Antarctica is colder than Hawaii, 100% of the time.
Why is it warmer on the coast of Antarctic Peninsula than the rest of the continent?
The coast of the Antarctic Peninsula is at sea level and is the northern-most part of Antarctica -- about 1,500 miles north of the South Pole. Antarctica is the highest continent, which means that the rest of the continent is mountainous and high -- and colder than the peninsula.
Which is the biggest antarctica or antarctic?
Antarctica is the continent. The Antarctic is the name of the general region, which includes more than the continent of Antarctica.
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.
Is the arctic colder than the antarctic?
No, it's not.
How come people live in the arctic but not in the antarctic?
Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic. The continent is too cold to support life as we know it.
