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Which polar region contains more land the northern or southern?
The southern polar region includes the continent of Antarctica. The northern polar region is mainly composed of sea ice. sow dume person is it south our north
What is a polar region?
A Polar terrain refers to the physical landscape of a polar region. There are two polar regions on earth, the Antarctic and the Arctic.Antarctic Terrain: This rocky continent's terrain is 98% ice sheet and 2% barren rock. Glaciers and ice shelves make up large parts of the coastline. The ice sheet holds about 30 million cubic kilometres (7 million cubic miles) of ice.Arctic Terrain: The centre is a floating ice pack about 3 metres thick. In summer the ice is surrounded by open seas, but in winter the ice spreads out to reach the barren and rocky land of the islands north of Canada and the northern Coastlines of Europe and Asia.
What are the two polar regions called?
Polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the globe also known as frigid zones. The Northe pole and the South pole being the centres, these regions being dominated by the polar ice caps, resting respectively on the Arctic Ocean and the continent of Antarctica. Polar sea ice is currently diminishing, possibly as a global warming.
What continent is the ross ice shelf located?
The Ross Ice Shelf is located in Antarctica.
What kinds of plants are on polar ice caps?
the plants that live in the polar ice cap are algae, lichens, bryophytes (mosses), and kelp u need to tell me facts about tees plants
Which biome is near the polar ice caps?
Tundra
What biome is found near the polar ice caps?
Tundra.
What are some consumers in the polar ice biome?
Penguins, polar bears, sea lions, etc.
Which biome is found near the polar ice caps?
Polar ice ! ;)
What animals are in a ice cap biome?
polar bears, penguins, walrus, seals,and rrill
Where can a polar cap be found?
We refer to the polar ice cap biome as the regions of the planet covered by ice most of the year. This includes large portions of the arctic and antarctic.
What plants live in a polar ice biome?
Polar bears live in the Arctic, penguins live in the Antarctic, both of which are polar regions and have no significant plant life.
Is antarctica a country a continent an ice-shelf an explorer?
It is a continent.
In what biome is a polar bear found?
they live in a very cold and frosty climate
What is unique about the polar ice biome?
It is a frozen wasteland like no other. It's harsh and virtually ulivable.
Is Antarctica a icecap?
There is a polar ice cap covering about 98% of the Antarctic continent.
What country have a polar ice cap?
Polar ice caps are high latitude regions that are covered in ice. Since for ice to form there has to be specific temperature ranges polar ice caps form only in very cold environments such as the North Pole (over water only), Greenland and Antarctica.
