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The word Arctic comes from the Greek arktos, meaning bear, Ursa Major, North Star.
Antarctic just adds a prefix meaning "opposite."
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Which is colder the antarctic or the arctic?
The Antarctic is colder.
What are the differences between the Arctic and Antarctic?
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.
If there are 24 consecutive hours of darkness then you would experience what season?
24 hours of darkness occur only above the Arctic and Antarctic circles during winter.
What is H2O as a solid?
Arctic Antarctic Everest refrigerator ice
Where do scientists obtain ice cores from?
Glaciers and/or the Arctic/Antarctic ice caps.
Are Arctic and Antarctic circles poles?
No. The circles are circles. The poles are points. If the circles were points, then they might be called the Arctic and Antarctic Poles, but they wouldn't be called the Arctic and Antarctic Circles since they would be only points.
What are inside the Arctic and Antarctic Circles called?
Polar Zones
What contains the Arctic and Antarctic circle?
Latitude maps include both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
How are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles different?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator; the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
What are the differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic Circles?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator: the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
How many degrees is it from the North and South Poles to the Arctic and Antarctic Circles?
The Arctic and Antarctic Cirles are 66.5619° from the North and South Poles.
Would it be more likely to find a reindeer near the arctic or the antarctic circles?
the Arctic one
How far are the the arctic and antarctic circles from the equator?
67 degrees i think.
What is the distance to the poles from the Arctic and the Antarctic Circles?
roughly 1700 miles
Where are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles respectively?
66.5622 degrees north and south
At what latitude and longitude do the Arctic and Antarctic circles lie?
The Arctic circle is 66 33′ 39″ north and the Antarctic is the same south of the equator.Every longitude crosses both circles.
What are the degrees of the Arctic and Antarctic Circles?
66.5622 degrees north and south respectively.
