What are the main differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic?
What are the main differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic? The Arctic is an ocean, covered by a thin layer of perennial sea ice and surrounded by land. (“Perennial” refers to the oldest and thickest sea ice.) Antarctica, on the other hand, is a continent, covered by a very thick ice cap and surrounded…
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