The Antarctic is a landmass: the Arctic is sea ice.
Opposite hemispheres.
The arctic, antarctic, pacific, Indian, Atlantic.
The Arctic and Antarctic circles are named after the regions they mark. The Arctic Circle is named after the constellation Ursa Major, known as the Great Bear or "arctic bear," while the Antarctic Circle is named after the opposite direction of the Arctic Circle on the globe.
The difference is that in the arctic there are Polar bears and in the antarctic there are penguins. You will never find a polar bear in the antarctic and you will never find a penguin in the arctic.
Arctic comes from the Greek word arktos, meaning bear, Ursa Major, North Star. Antarctic just tacked on a prefix meaning "opposite." Arctic comes from the Greek word arktos, meaning bear, Ursa Major, North Star. Antarctic just tacked on a prefix meaning "opposite."
Arctic north, Antarctic south.
Arctic. Antarctic is the South Pole.
The Arctic surrounds the North Pole and the Antarctic surrounds the South Pole.
The Arctic and the Antarctic
The arctic. The Antarctic is on the southern most part of the world.
The Arctic is north.
the Arctic