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Polar ice caps are high latitude regions that are covered in ice. Since for ice to form there has to be specific temperature ranges polar ice caps form only in very cold environments such as the North Pole (over water only), Greenland and Antarctica.
Antarctica is a continent located south of the Equator. The Arctic is closer to the North Pole, north of the Equator. It's too cold in Antactica for tundra, which is formed from organic growth in the soil that freezes and thaws and freezes again. Antarctica is too cold for organic growth: only two types of short grasses grow on the west side of the northernmost peninsula of the Antarctic continent. As well, it's never warm enough in Antarctica for anything with no access to direct sunlight to thaw.
The two remaining continental glaciers are Antarctica and Greenland. While Greenland is part of North America and located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, Antarctica is situated at the South Pole.
Earthquakes are part of the Lithosphere.
The arctic and antarctic. Actually, if you're right at the arctic circle, you won't really experience perpetual dark; it'll still be dusky light for an hour or so even a couple of degrees or more north of the arctic circle.If you are in Antarctica at all, then your June and part of July are going to be pretty dark.Polar
no, antarctica is in the southern hemisphere and the arctic is in the northern hemisphere, on opposite poles.
No.
No. Alaska is considered part of the Arctic in the northern hemisphere. Antarctica is in the southern hemisphere.
No. The Arctic is in the northern hemisphere and the Antarctic is in the southern hemispher. They are at different ends of the world.
Skuas are sea birds and only visit Antarctica's beaches to breed. There are some skuas that migrate to Antarctica from the Arctic.
Yes they do!
Chickens live and thrive in almost every part of the world with the exception of the high Arctic and Antarctica.
Antarctica is large (1.4 times the size of the USA and 58 times the size of the UK)Greenland, physiographically is part of the continent of North America and is small enough to be considered an island.
The continent of Antarctica is encircled by the Antarctic Circle and is almost entirely inside it. The Antarctic Peninsula (near South America) extends the farthest out of the circle.Yes. The Antarctica Circle does cross parts of the continent of Antarctica.
No, but Norway has claimed part of Antarctica. Norway crosses the ARCTIC circle, i.e. it's close to the NORTH pole while the SOUTH pole lies in the middle of Antarctica - so not only is not not near Antarctica, it's about as far from it as you can get!
The polar bear has never been a part of the Antarctic wildlife. They evolved in the Arctic only.
Where there is enough water and food to sustain them. That means everywhere (including the Arctic and Antarctica) but deserts.