what diffrences do they have. is it a weather diffrence
2006-12-27 08:23:36 · 9 answers · asked by sandyandgreg 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
The Geographic North Pole (the "Arctic") is defined as one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation meets the Earth's surface. The other point being the South Pole (the "Antarctic"), diametrically opposite. The Geographic North Pole defines latitude 90° North, as well as the direction of True North. At the North Pole all directions point south.
While the South Pole lies on a continental land mass with an elevation of up to 9300 feet above sea level, the Arctic is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean is set at 3 feet of sea ice above sea level with its bedrock located at 1400 feet below sea level. There is no land directly at the North Pole, just waters that are almost permanently covered with constantly shifting sea ice.
The Arctic has a tundra, or trees and shrubs. The Antarctic has no tundra.
The Arctic has terrestrial mammals, the Antarctic does not. Both have marine mammals.
The "midnight sun" takes three months to cycle at the Arctic and six months at the Antarctic.
The Arctic is significantly warmer than the Antarctic because it lies at sea-level in the middle of an ocean rather than at altitude in a continental land mass as the Antarctic does. The mean temperature of the Arctic is 0 degrees Farenheit. The mean temperature of the Antarctic is -58 degrees Farenheit.
The North Pole and South Pole have opposing magnetic alignments.
Icebergs are seasonal in the Arctic and are created year round in the Antarctic.
2006-12-27 08:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The South Pole is on the Antarctic continent, surrounded by the Southern Ocean. The North Pole is on the Arctic Ocean, fringed with the northern parts of North America, Europe, Asia continents.
The South Pole is colder.
2006-12-27 08:27:12 · answer #2 · answered by Mary W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you have been to stand on the north or south pole, there does not be something wildly diverse occurring in comparison to everywhere else interior the international. of course the climate is diverse, yet which would be stated for the polar areas often. the cost of the North and South poles are that at those factors the earth's axis of rotation meets the floor, it somewhat is to declare in case you have been to be status on the pole you may unquestionably have 0 velocity relative to the earth, you may purely rotate anticlockwise. an exciting fact to word that many each and every person isn't attentive to - the geographic north and south poles (defined through fact the factors of utmost selection) at the instant are not the same through fact the magnetic north and south pole. The magnetic poles at the instant are not fixed in place, they wander or maybe opposite. not something somewhat happens at those factors, they're purely defined through fact the locations the place the earth's magnetic field factors vertically downward.
2016-12-11 17:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ones South and the other is North.
2006-12-27 08:25:19 · answer #4 · answered by sarabmw 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the north pole is on an ice shelf but the south pole is on the continent of Anarctica
the north pole has polar bears but no penguins and the south pole is the opposite
2006-12-27 08:25:16 · answer #5 · answered by Bilbo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The south pole has penguins and is a continent
2006-12-27 08:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by hannan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a bit weather difference but of course they r different if we consider their geographical place!
2006-12-27 08:25:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is on top, the other is on the bottom?
2006-12-27 08:25:27 · answer #8 · answered by cozmik_terra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its cold
2006-12-27 08:31:01 · answer #9 · answered by sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋