Does the North or South Pole have no land under it?

Does the North or South Pole have no land under it?

Unlike the South Pole, which lies over the continent of Antarctica, there is no land beneath the North Pole but more of a floating Arctic ice sheet that expands during colder months and shrinks to half its size in the summer.

Does the North or South Pole have more land?

Besides location, another major difference between the two poles is that “the South Pole has Antarctica as a land mass, while the North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean,” Urban said. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent and has an ice sheet that contains 60 percent of Earth’s fresh water.

Does the South Pole have land?

The South Pole is located on Antarctica, one of the Earth’s seven continents. Although land at the South Pole is only about a hundred meters above sea level, the ice sheet above it is roughly 2,700 meters (9,000 feet) thick.

Which polar region has no land at its pole?

The Arctic
The Arctic is mostly made up of ocean. In fact, there is no land where the North Pole is itself. Much of the Arctic Ocean contains sea ice during the winter, though the amount of sea ice is becoming less and less as global warming continues. The Arctic Circle is surrounded by land belonging to many different countries.

Which is colder north or south pole?

The Short Answer: Both the Arctic (North Pole) and the Antarctic (South Pole) are cold because they don’t get any direct sunlight. However, the South Pole is a lot colder than the North Pole.

Does anyone live in South Pole?

No-one lives in Antarctica indefinitely in the way that they do in the rest of the world. It has no commercial industries, no towns or cities, no permanent residents. The only “settlements” with longer term residents (who stay for some months or a year, maybe two) are scientific bases.

Do polar bears live in the South Pole?

Polar bears live in the Arctic, but not Antarctica. Even though the north and south polar regions both have lots of snow and ice, polar bears stick to the north.

Can I move to the South Pole?

You can’t move to Antarctica, find somewhere to live and then find a job, meet someone, get married, buy a house, have kids, send them to school, start your own business, become a member of the local golf club and become mayor.