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The antarctic is colder than the arctic because of Antarctica, the continent, on which is stored 90% of the Earth's store of ice.
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Is the arctic colder than the antarctic?
No, it's not.
Which is colder the antarctic or the arctic?
The Antarctic is colder.
Is it colder in the Antarctic Circle than in the Arctic Circle?
On average, yes.
Is it colder at the Antarctic than then arctic?
Yes, by about 30 degrees F. This is because there is a continent in the Antarctic and there is only sea ice in the Arctic.
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.
Is polar climate colder than subarctic climate?
the subarctic is colder than the tundra
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.
Is it colder in the Antarctic or the Arctic?
Temperature fluctuates all year, with the coldest periods coming just before the sun rises, which may be as late as September.
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.
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.
How is the Arctic Ocean different from the Antarctic Ocean?
The Arctic ocean is surrounded by land. The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic region.
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.
