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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.
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 parts of earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day?
The regions within or near the Arctic and Antarctic Circles can experience up to 24 hours of sunlight during the summer months. This phenomenon is known as the midnight sun and occurs because of the tilt of Earth's axis towards the sun during that time of the year.
Which is colder the antarctic or the arctic?
Antarctica is colder than the Arctic. The average temperature in Antarctica is around -49 degrees Celsius (-56 degrees Fahrenheit), while the Arctic's average temperature is around -34 degrees Celsius (-29 degrees Fahrenheit).
Name given to icy areas at top and bottom of earth?
The icy areas at the top and bottom of the Earth are called the Arctic (at the North Pole) and the Antarctic (at the South Pole).
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 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.
What are the areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called?
The Arctic and the Antarctic
What are the imaginary lines drawn on the globe around the arctic and the antarctic called?
They are called the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle.
