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Arctic refers to the region close to the North Pole, while antarctic (anti-arctic) refers to the one close to South Pole. The Antarctic has a land mass underneath the ice, and the Arctic is ice with no land.

Perhaps the most common misconception about the Arctic and Antarctic is that they are very similar. Nothing is farther from the truth.

The polar regions are a study in contrasts. The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by continents. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by an ocean. Each region has unique wildlife that cannot be found in the other. Polar bears and walrus inhabit the North. Penguins inhabit the south. The Arctic has been continually inhabited for thousands of years. The Antarctic has never been inhabited.
artic is layer of ices

and Antarctic is ice on top of land

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What are the three main climatic regions of the world and where do they occur?

The three major climate zones of the world are Polar, Temperate, and Tropical Zones.Polar is surrounding the North and South geographical regions, from the North Pole to the Arctic Circle, and the South Pole to the Antarctic Circle.The North Temperate Zone, lies between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer, while the South Temperate Zone, lies between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn.The Tropical Zone is from the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere, to the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere, with the Equator in the middle.


Is there a polar region starting with ice?

The Arctic and antarctic are the two polar ice regions. Iceland does exist, but is not considered to be a polar region.


When do icebergs form?

Any of the northernmost or southernmost oceans and seas. How far north or south will depend on the time of year. Icebergs are found in very cold Arctic and Antarctic regions, into which the icebergs drift when they detach from an ice pack, ice shelf, or glacier.


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What are four different types of weathering that can happen without water?

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What is the difference between the Antarctic Circle and the Arctic Circle?

Opposite hemispheres.


What was the major difference about the arctic and the antarctic?

The Antarctic is a landmass: the Arctic is sea ice.


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.


What is the similarities between arctic and antarctic?

the arctic is in the north pole and antarctica is in the south.


What are the regions between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole called?

The region between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole is called the Arctic region. The region between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole is called the Antarctic region.


What are the differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic Circles?

The Arctic Circle is located in the Northern Hemisphere, while the Antarctic Circle is in the Southern Hemisphere. The Arctic Circle surrounds the North Pole, while the Antarctic Circle surrounds the South Pole. The Arctic Circle has Arctic tundra vegetation, while the Antarctic Circle is largely covered in ice.


What is an arctic tern?

An Arctic tern is a migratory bird, Latin name Sterna paradisaea, which travels between the Arctic and the Antarctic.


Which way round is the antarctic and the arctic?

Arctic north, Antarctic south.


What is the area between the Arctic the Antarctic circle and the tropics?

Mid-latitudes


Are you in the arctic or Antarctic region if you are at the North Pole?

Arctic. Antarctic is the South Pole.


What is the differentes between antractic and arctic?

the Antarctic is on the north pole and the artic is on the south


Where are the Arctic and Antarctic?

The Arctic surrounds the North Pole and the Antarctic surrounds the South Pole.