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There is only one continent in your query: Antarctica. There is no continent in the Arctic -- it is open ocean.
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Antarctica has more land than the Arctic. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the Antarctic Circle, while the Arctic is a region surrounded by the Arctic Circle and consists of mainly ice-covered ocean with some landmasses.
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Which Polar region has more land?
The Antarctic region has more land than the Arctic region. Antarctica is a large continent comprised mostly of land covered in ice, while the Arctic is mostly comprised of water surrounded by land masses.
Which continent has more land than Europe or Asia?
Antarctica has more land area than Europe or Asia. It is the fifth largest continent and is largely covered by ice.
Does the northern or southern polar region have more land?
The northern polar region has more land as it includes the Arctic region surrounded by continents such as North America, Europe, and Asia. In contrast, the southern polar region, Antarctica, is a continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What land is more than 90 percent desert?
Antarctica is considered the continent with the highest percentage of desert land, with over 98% of its surface being covered by ice and snow.
Which polar region contains more land the northern or southern?
The northern polar region contains more land compared to the southern polar region. This is because the Arctic region, located in the northern hemisphere, is mostly surrounded by landmasses while the Antarctic region in the southern hemisphere is mostly covered by ice with a continent beneath it.
What polar area has more land - the Arctic or Antarctica?
Antarctica has the most land area.
Are there more land animals in the Arctic Circle or Antarctica?
Arctic Circle
Which circle passes through more land Antarctica or arctic?
Arctic
Is Antarctica made up of more ice or land?
Antarctica is a continent which is 100% land. However, 98% of the continent is covered by an ice sheet. So there is more land than ice.
What continent has more land Asia or Antarctica?
Asia. It is the largest continent by far. Antarctica is about the size of the United States.
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'.
Does north or south pole have more land under it?
The South Pole sits upon the Continent of Antarctica. The North Pole sits on a Frozen Layer of the Arctic Ocean. Therefore the South Pole has land under it.
Does the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle pass through more continents?
The Arctic one.The score is 3 to 1 in favor of the Arctic Circle.All land on the Antarctic Circle is part of the Antarctic continent. But the Arctic Circle crosses land belonging to North America, Europe, and Asia.
Was antarctica more than one continent?
Antarctica is one continent.
Which has more land under it North Pole or the South Pole?
The North Pole is in the Arctic Ocean and the closest land is Greenland. However, a huge area of the Arctic Ocean around the pole is permanently covered by thick sea ice, which extends southward into Canada and Russia in the winter.By contrast, the Earth's South Pole is situated on land (or rather on an ice cap which is covering land), near the middle of the continent of Antarctica.You can find the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean. The South Pole is found on the continent of Antarctica.
Which Polar region has more land?
The Antarctic region has more land than the Arctic region. Antarctica is a large continent comprised mostly of land covered in ice, while the Arctic is mostly comprised of water surrounded by land masses.
Which is the biggest antarctica or antarctic?
Antarctica is the continent. The Antarctic is the name of the general region, which includes more than the continent of Antarctica.
