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Every place on earth has four seasons, because seasons are marked by dates on the calendar.

The Arctic and the Antarctic seasons are marked by more or less sunlight: spring and fall are marked with more or less balanced sun and dark periods, while spring and winter are marked with longer days and longer nights, respectively.


Be aware, however, the the seasonal calendar days in the northern hemisphere are opposite the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere.


For example, in Antarctica, 'mid-winter's' day is June 21, and in the Arctic, it's the beginning of summer.

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What are names of the seasons at the North and South poles?

The seasons at the poles are spring, summer, fall and winter. Because the poles are in different hemispheres, the seasons are opposite. The dates that the seasons change is the same at both poles. For example, when it is winter at the South Pole, it's summer at the North Pole.


How are the Antarctic and the Arctic different?

Both are polar, but Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic. Antarctica is a continent, there are only northern expanses of continents near the Arctic. There are native and indigenous peoples in the Arctic, and no humans in Antarctica. Antarctica is governed by the Antarctic Treaty, which governs all land and ice south of 60 degrees S. Many governments argue over the use and governance of Arctic waters.


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.


Why are the Arctic and Antarctic circles called that?

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.


What does Earth's tilted axis mainly affect?

Earth's tilted axis mainly affects the distribution of sunlight across the planet, leading to the changing seasons as different hemispheres receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year. This tilt also results in the Arctic and Antarctic circles experiencing periods of continuous daylight or darkness during summer and winter.

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What are names of the seasons at the North and South poles?

The seasons at the poles are spring, summer, fall and winter. Because the poles are in different hemispheres, the seasons are opposite. The dates that the seasons change is the same at both poles. For example, when it is winter at the South Pole, it's summer at the North Pole.


Which way round is the antarctic and the arctic?

Arctic north, Antarctic south.


Where and when is it dark for 24 hours a day?

Areas within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles experience 24 hours of darkness during their respective winter seasons. In the Arctic Circle, this phenomenon occurs around the winter solstice in December, while in the Antarctic Circle, it occurs around the summer solstice in June.


Is the Arctic Circle part of Antarctica?

No. The Arctic is in the northern hemisphere and the Antarctic is in the southern hemispher. They are at different ends of the world.


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

Arctic. Antarctic is the South Pole.


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

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


Where are the Arctic and Antarctic?

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


Is the north pole in the Arctic or the Antarctic?

The arctic. The Antarctic is on the southern most part of the world.


What are the areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called?

The Arctic and the Antarctic


Do harwhals live in the Antarctic or arctic?

There's no such thing as a "harwhal," therefore the question is without merit.


Which is north Arctic or Antarctic?

The Arctic is north.


Which is melting faster the Arctic or the Antarctic?

The Arctic