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    Polar regions of Earth

    The polar regions, also called the frigid zones or polar zones, of Earth are Earth's polar ice caps, the regions of the planet that surround its geographical poles, lying within the polar circles. These high latitudes are dominated by floating sea ice covering much of the Arctic Ocean in the north, and by the Antarctic ice sheet on the continent of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in the south. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The Arctic has various definitions, including the region north of the Arctic Circle (currently Epoch 2010 at 66°33'44" N), or just the region north of 60° north latitude, or the region from the North Pole south to the timberline. [1] The Antarctic is usually defined simply as south of 60° south latitude, or the continent of Antarctica. The 1959 Antarctic Treaty uses the former definition.
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    A map of the Antarctic region, including the Antarctic Convergence and the 60th parallel south The Antarctic Plate. The Antarctic (/ æ n ˈ t ɑːr t ɪ k / or / æ n ˈ t ɑːr k t ɪ k /, American English also / æ n t ˈ ɑːr t ɪ k / or / æ n t ˈ ɑːr k t ɪ k /; commonly / æ ˈ n ɑːr t ɪ k /) [Note 1] is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around ...
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  5. britannica.com

    polar region, area around the North Pole or the South Pole.The northern polar region consists mainly of floating and pack ice, 7-10 feet (2-3 m) thick, floating on the Arctic Ocean and surrounded by land masses. The ice cap of the southern polar region averages 6,700 feet (about 2,000 m) in thickness, is underlaid by the continental landmass of Antarctica, and is surrounded by oceans.
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  6. worldatlas.com

    Mar 1, 2023South Polar Region Polar research station in Antarctica. Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth. It has no permanent human population, but several countries have research stations there. These stations serve as bases for scientific research and data collection for fields like geology, meteorology, oceanography, and ...
  7. Antarctic Region Antarctic Region. Polar regions are the coldest and most unpopulated regions on the planet, yet they are distinctive in their landscapes, climate, fauna, and flora. This defined uniqueness makes polar regions outstanding. In the north they are within an area called the Arctic Circle and in the south they are within an area ...
  8. The Arctic (top) and Antarctic (bottom) polar regions. Various place names referred to in the text are marked. Dashed lines denote approximate boundaries for the polar regions; as their spatial footprint varies in relation to particular cryosphere and ocean elements or scientific disciplines, this chapter adopts a purposefully flexible approach to their delineation.
  9. worldoceanreview.com

    The ­southern polar region, called the Antarctic, contains the continent of Antarctica and areas of the surrounding ­Southern Ocean. The diameter of each region is 5204 kilometres because both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles maintain consistent distances of 2602 kilometres from their respective geographic poles, which are not to be confused ...
  10. windows2universe.org

    The Arctic region extends from the North Pole to the Arctic Circle (66.5°N latitude). The Antarctic region extends from the South Pole to the Antarctic Circle (66.5°S latitude). Day and Night If you live in a place that is far from the equator, you may have noticed that during winter there are fewer hours of sunlight than during summer.
  11. encyclopedia.com

    POLAR REGIONS ANTARCTICA. Antarctica, the coldest and second-smallest continent (after Australia), is centered on the South Pole and is situated almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle at 66 1/2 ° S. Some 97% of the total area of about 13,924,000 sq km (5,376,000 sq mi) is covered by ice, and the continent contains about 90% of the world's ice and 70% of the fresh water.
  12. wikiwand.com

    Visualization of the ice and snow covering Earth's northern and southern polar regions Northern Hemisphere permafrost (permanently frozen ground) in purple. The Arctic has various definitions, including the region north of the Arctic Circle (currently Epoch 2010 at 66°33'44" N), or just the region north of 60° north latitude, or the region from the North Pole south to the timberline. [1]

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