No........there is water under the ice
Just to clarify, there is land at the South Pole, the arctic is a polar ice cap over the Arctic Ocean. i think that we're primarily considering the north pole. Not the south, although that is a valid point
Is called Antarctica. Although 98% of Antarctica is ice, there is land underneath the ice cover unlike the Arctic where the ice floats on top of the ocean.
what is the main land cover around the arctic ocean
Antarctica is land covered by ice while the Arctic is just a solid piece of ice. the statement above is...WRONG!! The arctic is mostly land. Yes it has ice, but mostly land. The antarctic is 98 percent ICE. So really nethir are "completely" ice, but antarctica is the winner.
Ice
Yes.
Then how is the melting at the poles going to affect the oceans when it isn't any different than ice in a glass of water...when the ice melts the liquid produced just takes place of the ice and the water in the glass does not overflow?
If you are asking about the North Pole, it is because it can be found on the Arctic Ice Sheet which forms on top of the Arctic Ocean.
The North Pole, as it is an imaginary point on the Arctic Ice Cap, which floats on top of the Arctic Ocean.
Most of the Arctic is polar sea ice. The small amount of land in the Arctic is classified as tundra, a separate biome from deserts.
The Antarctic region has more land than the Arctic region. Antarctica is a large continent comprised mostly of land covered in ice, while the Arctic is mostly comprised of water surrounded by land masses.
The Arctic Circle.