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The diameter of the Earth from North pole to South pole is 7,899.83 miles. This is only 25 miles less then the distance around the equator, which is 7,926.41.
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What are the differences between the North and South Poles?
Differences between the North and South PolesPolar bears live only in the Arctic (though this is not actually the North Pole), and penguins live only in the Antarctic (though this is not actually the South Pole).The North Pole lies on a floating ice sheet, not a land mass, amidst the Arctic Ocean. The South Pole sits on the landmass known as the continent of Antarctica.The Antarctic contains about 90% of the world's store of ice and about 70% of the world's fresh water, locked up in ice.The Antarctic is colder than the Arctic, by about 30 degrees F.Over 4 million people live within the Arctic, yet no-one can actually live at the North Pole itself. No-one owns the Antarctic and the permanent population of the Antarctic Circle is nil, but Antarctica has numerous scientific research stations.The Arctic Circle has a large amount of the world's untapped oil reserves, and many nations are vying to drill there. It is believed there are large petroleum reserves at the Antarctic, but the Antarctic Treaty prohibits oil drilling.There is a hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic and the South Pole. Although there is thinning of the ozone layer over the North Pole, there is not actually a hole ... yet.Because the North Pole is an ice sheet, it is more sensitive to climate changes than the South Pole and the Antarctic. The North Pole ice sheet is decreasing in size every year.There is a North Star at the North Pole but no South Star at the South Pole, but the Southern Cross is in the Southern Hemisphere of stars.There are no volcanoes at the North Pole (there can't be because there is no land) whilst there are volcanoes on Antarctica.
Continents by size?
Asia Africa North America South America Antarctica Europe Australia
What size is North American comparison to all other continents?
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
Continents in order of size?
Asia Africa North America South America Antarctica Europe Australia
What does continent mean?
A continent is any of the seven large land masses that constitute most of the dry land on the surface of the Earth. They are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Continent can also refer to the part of the Earth's crust that rises above the oceans. The Earth's continents, from largest to smallest, are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
What is bigger South Pole or North Pole?
The North Pole and South Pole at just imaginary points on Earth the mark the northernmost and southernmost points of Earth, which means they are of the same 'size'. However, if you meant whether the Arctic Ocean or Antarctica is bigger, then the answer is the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is 14,056,000 km2, while Antactica is 14,000,000 km2.
What is the main difference between the north and south pole-?
In the North Pole the Artic has a natural melting cycle while in the South Pole its ice shelf has the same size and shape. Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere while Polar Bears live in the Northern Hemisphere.
Is south pole cold like North Pole?
not that much. the weather is even different. there were different animals weather,size of land, and there are no Santa Claus in the south pole
Do the land areas around North and South Poles appear smaller or larger in size than they really are?
The North pole and South pole are smaller than they are
How much does the North Pole measure?
Neither the Geographic nor the Magnetic North Pole has any measurements. It has no size, no length or width. It is only a position on the Earth.
How many magnetic poles does the earth have?
Exactly 2. The North Pole, and the South Pole.
Which polar region has more land the region around the North pole our the religion around the South Pole?
The North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean, and land surrounds the sea. The South Pole is located in Antarctica, a continent that makes up 10% of the Earth's surface. You are not specific in your language for 'region'.
Can you see the north star in the south pole?
No, just as you cannot see the Earth turning from any other part of the Earth. Your view, relative to its size, is simply too small to be able to notice is rotation. However, one way you can get an idea of its motion in space is to spin around very quickly and become dizzy. Your body's loss of balance is actually because it is temporarily unable to adjust to the motion of the Earth.
Is the South Pole getting smaller?
No. The South Pole is a GPS location, which does not change in size.
What is the size of the earth in kilometers?
The Earth is an oblate spheroid, slightly wider than it is tall. The polar diameter (North Pole to South Pole axis) is 12713.6 kilometers. The equatorial diameter is 12756.3 kilometers The equatorial circumference is 40075.017 kilometers.
What specific line of latitude is at the North Pole?
The latitude of the north pole is 90° north. (Similarly, the latitude of the south poleis 90° south.)Looking at a globe, you notice that the parallels of latitude are all circles that areparallel to the equator and to each other, and that the closer a parallel is to thenorth or south pole, the smaller it is. Right exactly atthe pole, it's a circle withzero size, which is just a point. So you might say that the pole itself is the 'line'of 90° latitude.
What is the size of North Korea and South Korea?
South Korea is half of earth big and north Korea is like my toilet size.
