The Arctic Ocean is closer to the Equator than it is to the South Pole.
Equator
Look at a globe. The Arctic Circle surrounds the North Pole at the top of it, the South Pole is at the bottom. The equator circles the globe halfway between the two. Whichever way you read it, the Arctic Circle is closer to the equator than the South Pole is, and the Arctic Circle is closer to the equator than it is to the South Pole.
Africa is closer to the Arctic Ocean than South America.
AfricaAfrica would be closer to the Arctic Ocean.
Africa
well if you look at the equator it is closer to the equator then the south pole
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Africa
There are actually two oceans that do not span the Equator. These are the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean.