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It depends on the time of the year, they normally have the same range of temperatures but winter (the time it is really cold not necessarily a season) is normally longer in Antarctica.
The Arctic Circle on average has a temperature of -2 degrees Fahrenheit and Antarctica has an average of -6 Fahrenheit
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USA Today prints: "The average high temperature for the year in Antarctica is about -49 degrees F, while the average low temperature for the continent is about -56 degrees F."
Antarctica is a continent and is about 30 degrees F colder than its polar counterpart in the Arctic north, which is sea water and sea ice. This is one of the reasons why humans have lived for tens of thousands of years in the Arctic, but Antarctica is uninhabitable for any native peoples or animals: it's too cold.
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∙ 8y agoThe Arctic Circle passes through more land than does the Antarctic Circle.
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∙ 7y agoThe Antarctic polar region is generally colder than the Arctic polar reason, because more humans live north of the Equator than live south of it.
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∙ 12y agoArctic Circle.
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∙ 13y agoThe Arctic.
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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 Antarctic warmer that the Arctic?
No, just the opposite. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean and is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic, which is ocean water surrounded by continents.
Is Iceland or Antarctica colder?
Antarctica is, by a very long shot, a lot colder than Iceland, which was just voted to best country in the world to live in based on 2005 figures from life expectancy, education and per-capita income (the study didn't say anything about weather, though!). Further information The annual average temperature in Antarctica is -50°C (-58°F) compared to Iceland, where average temperatures in Reykjavic vary from -1°C in the winter months to 10°C in summer. (see link below)
Is polar climate colder than subarctic climate?
the subarctic is colder than the tundra
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.
Is the Arctic circle colder or warmer than Antarctica?
Warmer
Is the Arctic generally warmer or colder than Antarctica?
Generally warmer.
Is it colder in Antarctica than in the Arctic?
Yes, Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic, because it is a continent. The Arctic is open water and sea ice.
Why is the Arctic colder than Antarctica?
Antarctica is colder than the arctic because it is a continent with high elevation, which is about 2,800 meters above sea level. The continent is considered a heat-sink for planet earth. Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic.
What is the climate on Antarctica like on North America?
The two climates are not the same. Antarctica is far colder than North America, as is the Arctic. Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic.
Is it colder in the Antarctic Circle than in the Arctic Circle?
On average, yes.
Is Arctic's temperature colder than Antarctica's?
No, Antarctica is colder. This is because Antarctica is a continent whereas the Arctic is mostly water, as well as a few other factors. It also has to do with the distance to the sun being a little bit smaller during Antarctica's winter.
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.
Why is the Antarctica the coldest region?
Antarctica is one of two polar regions on earth. Because the landmass there, which covers about 10% of the earth's surface, it is called a heat-sink, and is generally about 30 degrees colder than the other polar region, the Arctic. There is no landmass in the Arctic.
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.
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.
