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Antarctica does not get the "Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)", being at the South Pole, it gets the "Southern Lights" or the Aurora Australis. The source of both the Aurora Australis and Aurora Borealis is the sun. A stream of particles known as the "Solar Wind" spills around the edges of the Earth's magnetic sphere and, when it collides with gases in the ionosphere, the particles glow very spectacularly.
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Is Antarctica in the north or south hemisphere?
Antarctica is in the Southern Hemisphere, not the Northern Hemisphere. As well, parts of it are in the Eastern and parts in the Western Hemisphere.
What layer does not contain the northern lights?
The Northern Lights occur in the ionosphere, the highest level of the atmosphere, so all the others layer usually do NOT contain the Northern Lights.
Aurora borealis is a name for what natural phenomenon?
The aurora borealis night-sky displays are also known as the northern lights, or the northern polar lights.(or the southern (polar) lights, depending on where you live)In the Southern Hemisphere this phenomenon is also known as the aurora australis.
What is the light that is in the Noth pole?
The northern lights. The northern lights are known to be one of the most beautiful sights seen by man.
When is the best time to see the northern lights?
The best time to see the northern lights is on a cold night.
What are the northern lights in Antarctica called?
They'd be the Southern Lights, not northern.
What are the northen lights in Antarctica called?
There are no northern lights in Antarctica. However, the southern lights -- Aurora Australis -- are visible from the continent.
What region of earth has the least amount of lights?
Antarctica. (excluding the northern lights)
What is one phenomena found in Antarctica?
The Southern Lights- like the Northern Lights, but in the South.
Are the northern lights in Antarctica?
No they're in the Arctic that is why they're the NORTHERNlights
What is the only hemisphere where Antarctica has no land?
Antarctica has no land in the northern hemisphere.
Do the northern lights happen in antarctica?
Aurora are generated when magnetic storms from the sun hit the earth's atmosphere and interact with it. Both polar regions experience aurora: Aurora Australis occurs in the Southern Hemisphere, and Aurora Borealis occurs in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which continent is not in the western and northern hemisphere?
Asia, Australia, and Antarctica are not in the Northern and Western Hemispheres (together). Separately, Asia is a part of the Northern while Antarctica is a part of the Western.
What is the common name for Aurora borealis?
Northern Lights (or southern if in the southern hemisphere)Northern lights
Why do astronomers love antarctica?
The primary reason is that there are no city lights to contend with. Another reason is that the stars visible there are less familiar to northern hemisphere observers. Antarctica is a desert with very little moisture in the atmosphere to distort viewing.
What hemisphere does not include Antarctica?
The northern hemisphere does not include Antarctica. Antarctica lies almost entirely within the southern hemisphere.
Where is the Northern Lights located?
the northern lights are ,i am pretty sure,located in the northern hemisphere in Alaska
