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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.
What did the sub arctic people live in?
Igloo - Made from blocks of ice.
Why arctic ice is melting?
Because you made it like that ok thats why...
What is an arctic ice caps?
It is an ice cap (ice berg) found in the arctic.
What is the arctic made of?
just pure thin ice there is no land whatsoever underneath it.
In what month were the measurements made for sea ice in the year 2008?
Measurements are made every day. The Arctic sea ice minimum occurs in September.
Is Iceland made completely out of of ice?
No, Iceland is not made completely out of ice. It is an actual island, with rock and soil, and glaciers on top. It also has some active volcanoes (which have been causing trouble recently; I'm sure there are people who would prefer for Iceland to be made entirely of ice).
Are diamonds mined in the arctic?
NOTHING is mined in the arctic. The arctic is only ice.
Which ocean is covered mostly in ice?
According to Wikipedia, the Arctic Ocean is mostly covered by ice during the northern winter months. It is the smallest and most shallow ocean of the major oceanic divisions. The Southern Ocean, which surrounds the continent of Antarctica, becomes mostly ice in the southern winter, because the continent almost doubles in size when the ocean freezes.
Is the Arctic melting?
YES the Arctic has seen ice loss.
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.
Is it the Arctic or the Antarctic region that is solid ice?
The arctic is is mostly ice. Antarctica is a continent that is included in the antarctic region.
