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Dear Tom,How does the North Pole temperature compare with the South Pole for comparable seasons?— Phil Schwimmer, NorthbrookDear Phil,The South Pole is much colder than the North Pole. The ...
The South Pole is located on the frozen continent of Antarctica, resting atop a large ice sheet, whereas the North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean and is distinguished by floating sea ice.
The climates of both the Earth’s poles are brutally cold, but the South Pole is by far the coldest. Chicago winters by comparison, are practically a tropical paradise. Average annual ...
The North Pole and South Pole are the coldest places on Earth. However, as similar as these areas might seem, one is far icier than the other. The North Pole could shift 90 feet west by 2100 NASA ...
In comparison, Antarctica is dry and high with land under the snow and ice. ... Unlike the north, the South Pole is a permanent site marked by a brass pole with an engraved plaque.
But you may be surprised to know that the North and South Pole are both gradually moving – and they have actually switched ...
At age 75, the trailblazer became the first African American woman to make it to the North Pole. She reached the South Pole four years later when she was 79.
Dear Tom, South Pole temperatures are always much colder than North Pole readings. Why? Fred Cummings, Batavia Dear Fred, The climate of the South Pole is about 65 degrees colder than the North Pole.
The surface of the ice sheet at the South Pole is more than 9,000 feet in elevation--more than a mile and a half above sea level. Antarctica is by far the highest continent on the earth.