Why do people live in the North Pole area (like Greenland and stuff) and not near the South Pole?

Question

I don't know the differences between the temperatures in the North and South and there's ice everywhere... So?

I say AREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and NEAR the South Pole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Answer 1

People do not live AT the north Pole because it is ocean, frozen in the winter. They live nearer to the north pole because the is land reaching towards that area from areas that are wram enough to live. The South Pole is many hundreds of miles from the coast of Antarctica. Antarctica is completely isolated from major land masses that are populated. Antarctica is a high ice cover plateau which is much colder than the northern equivalent (see source FAQ for why).

No people settled in Antarctica. However these days there are year round scientific stations in Antarctica. At the very South Pole it would be impossible to live there without modern support infrastructure. I've spent over 2 years at the South Pole (the actual pole!) working as a scientist. But in some ways everyone is always just a visitor. I have a friend that has spent over 5 years there! He is also still a visitor.

So - South Pole is much colder. But the actual North Pole is ocean and no one lives there either. People live neaer the Norht Pole because it is warmer and closer to inhabited areas.

DAS

Answer 2

Actually, there's more land mass at the South Pole versus the North Pole. Most of the actual North Pole is floating sea ice.

But anyway, the South Pole (Antarctica) is not "owned" by any one country--it's part of the interational community and is used for research purposes.

Besides, the weather is completely inhosipitable.

Very few, if any, people live within the arctic circle (in the north). Most inahabitants (e.g. Alaska, Greenland) live in lower latitudes where there are distinct seasons (i.e. summer = green growth)

Answer 3

Cause the South Pole did not get Migrants like the areas near the North Pole.

Answer 4

To get to Antarctica you need to cross 680 miles of Drake Passage from the tip of South America. So the first human to set foot on Antarctica, Nathaniel Palmer, didn't get there until 1820. But none of the Inuit lived particularly close to the North Pole until fairly recently. The west coast of Greenland has a milder climate than corresponding latitudes in Antarctica because a branch of the Gulf Stream flows up there.

Answer 5

The South Pole is an island.
The North Pole is attatched to large land masses with people living on them. The South Pole is just an island in the middle of nowhere.

Answer 6

There isn't any major landmass near the South Pole, like there is near the North Pole.

Answer 7

While there are probably several reasons, I would have to say migration (or lack of it) would have a lot to do with it. The northern latitudes are pretty well connected to quite a bit of land and ice. At the south pole, however, Antarctica is surrounded by cold, rough seas. Not real migrant-friendly.

Answer 8

they live near the north pole because there is no land near the south pole

Answer 9

The northern hemisphere has far larger landmasses than the southern hemisphere and most of the landmasses in the northern hemisphere are suitable for people to live on. In the southern hemisphere there is also Antarctica which is 5.5 million square miles (the USA is 3.6 million square miles) and Antarctica is almost fully covered by an immense ice sheet that averages 6,500 feet thick.

Answer 10

As the South Pole is at the bottom of the globe - wouldn't people drop off?!!!