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The Antarctic regions are about 30 degrees F. colder than the Arctic regions, because of the Antarctic continent, the land mass that makes up about 10% of the earth's surface.
This land mass and the ice that sits on top of it retains the cold better than the Arctic seas, which can warm, because the sun melts the ice and then warms the water.
The Antarctic, on average.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe southern polar region is about 30 degrees F colder than the northern polar region, because the Antarctic continent is considered one of earth's finest 'heat sinks', absorbing excess heat in the extreme cold environment.
The northern polar region is covered with sea ice only: there is no land there.
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∙ 8y agoThe South Pole in Antarctica is colder than the North Pole.
Antarctica is about 30 degrees colder than the Arctic, because Antarctica is a continent and the Arctic is frozen sea ice.
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∙ 11y agoAntarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the ice over the Arctic ocean, because Antarctica is a continent and retains the cold better than does sea water.
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∙ 11y agoThe South pole is IN Antarctica, so they can be the same temperature, but other parts of Antarctica are warmer . . . or colder.
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∙ 8y agoAntarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic, because Antarctica is a continent covered with an ice sheet. The Arctic is covered with only sea ice.
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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.
Which is colder the antarctic or the arctic?
The Antarctic is colder.
Which type of climate is charateristic of antarctica?
Polar Cold Arctic
What is arcti a continent or not?
The Arctic has no land, so is not a continent. Antarctica IS a continent.
What global effects will an increase in temperature have?
It will melt all the ice in Antarctica and in the Arctic
Is it colder in Antarctica than in the Arctic?
Yes, Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic, because it is a continent. The Arctic is open water and sea ice.
Why is the Arctic colder than Antarctica?
Antarctica is colder than the arctic because it is a continent with high elevation, which is about 2,800 meters above sea level. The continent is considered a heat-sink for planet earth. Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic.
What is the climate on Antarctica like on North America?
The two climates are not the same. Antarctica is far colder than North America, as is the Arctic. Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic.
Is the Arctic circle colder or warmer than Antarctica?
Warmer
Is Arctic's temperature colder than Antarctica's?
No, Antarctica is colder. This is because Antarctica is a continent whereas the Arctic is mostly water, as well as a few other factors. It also has to do with the distance to the sun being a little bit smaller during Antarctica's winter.
Is it colder at the antarctic than the arctic?
The antarctic is colder than the arctic because of Antarctica, the continent, on which is stored 90% of the Earth's store of ice.
Is the Arctic generally warmer or colder than Antarctica?
Generally warmer.
Why is the climate in the Antarctic is so much colder than in the Arctic?
The continent of Antarctica is in the Antarctic, storing 90% of the earth's store of ice. It is about 30 degrees F colder in Antarctica than in the open water of the Arctic ocean. Antarctica is a continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean. The Arctic is open water -- the Arctic ocean -- surrounded by land.
Is it colder in the Antarctic then arctic?
Yes, it is colder, by about 30 degrees F. Why? Antarctica is a continent covered with ice. The Arctic ice simply freezes over sea water. The ice area in the Arctic is significantly smaller than the ice sheet that covers Antarctica.
By how many degrees Celsius Antarctica is colder than Arctic?
Because the Antarctic continent is a land mass covered with an ice sheet, and the Arctic is simply frozen sea ice, Antarctica is about -1 degree C (30 degrees F) colder than the Arctic.
How is the Arctic Ocean different from the Antarctic Ocean?
The Arctic ocean is surrounded by land. The Southern Ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic region.
How come people live in the arctic but not in the antarctic?
Antarctica is about 30 degrees F colder than the Arctic. The continent is too cold to support life as we know it.
