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Both are polar, beyond about 60 degrees of latitude. Neither is well-inhabited by humans or animals, because of the extreme cold.
(There are more people and more animals in the Arctic than there are in Antarctica, which is about 30 degrees colder than the Arctic, and too cold for humans and animals.)
Both experience significant periods of 24-hour darkness and 24-hour sunlight beyond their respective circles -- about 66 degrees. At the poles, these periods are six months long.
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What is New Zealand doing for the militarization of the arctic region?
For the arctic region - probably not a lot. It's a long way off. The ANTARCTIC region would probably be of greater interest to NZ.
Where is the Arctic Desert?
Actually, the Arctic is not really a desert. Most of it is sea ice and those parts that do occur on land are tundra which is a distinctly different biome. The Antarctic is a true desert, however.
What does Africa lies in the tropic zonemean?
The globe is commonly divided from north to south into five zones between the North Pole and the South Pole. From the North Pole to the Arctic Circle is the arctic zone. From the Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Cancer is the temperate zone. From the South Pole to the Antarctic Circle is the antarctic zone. From the Antarctic Circle to the Tropic of Capricorn is also the temperate zone. In the middle, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn (with the Equator in the middle) is the tropic zone, or the Tropics. Most of Africa lies in this part of the world.
Is the longest day of the year the same length all over the world?
North of the Arctic Circle and South of the Antarctic Circle there is at least one dat which lasts for 24 hours. Nowhere else in the world does a day last this long
WHICH PART of the world have the longest summer days?
The Arctic region, anywhere north of the Arctic Circle (approx. latitude 66° 34' N), has the greatest number of daylight hours when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The Antarctic (including almost all of Antarctica), south of the Antarctic Circle (approx. latitude 66° 34' S), has the greatest number of daylight hours when it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
What rhymes with arctic which means the same thing?
antarctic?
Where can you find facts?
On the internet But, stay away from sites about the Arctic and Antarctic, and they will only have cold facts. Sites about Greenland, Norway and Finland should have cool facts.
When it is day at the Arctic Circle what is it at the Antarctic Circle?
It is one 24 hour period of no sunrise at the Antarctic Circle, when the Arctic Circle experiences the same period of no sunset.
Is the arctic and Antarctic circle the same distance from the equator?
Yes, they are the same distance from the equator.
Are the Antarctic Circle and the Arctic Circle the same?
Similar, in opposite hemispheres.
Which way round is the antarctic and the arctic?
Arctic north, Antarctic south.
What was the major difference about the arctic and the antarctic?
The Antarctic is a landmass: the Arctic is sea ice.
Are you in the arctic or Antarctic region if you are at the North Pole?
Arctic. Antarctic is the South Pole.
Which is colder the antarctic or the arctic?
The Antarctic is colder.
What are the areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called?
The Arctic and the Antarctic
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.
