The primary difference between the Arctic and Antarctica is geographical. The Arctic is an ocean, covered by a thin layer of perennial sea ice and surrounded by land. Antarctica, on the other hand, is a continent, covered by a very thick ice cap and surrounded by a rim of sea ice and the Southern Ocean.
Q. What is the Arctic called?
The northern polar region of the Earth is called the Arctic and the southern polar region is known as the Antarctic. The Arctic has a sea in the middle (Arctic Ocean), but the Antarctic has a continent (Antarctica).
Q. What is the North Arctic called?
Geographic North Pole
Q. Why is the Arctic named the Arctic?
The word Arctic comes from the Greek word ἀρκτικός (arktikos), “near the Bear, northern” and that from the word ἄρκτος (arktos), meaning bear.
Q. Why are husky dogs now banned from Antarctica?
Sled dogs are an important part of the history and exploration of Antarctica. The dogs had to be removed from Antarctica by April of 1994. This ban was introduced due to concerns that the dogs might transfer diseases such as canine distemper to the seal population.
Q. Why are polar bears not in Antarctica?
The main reasons there are no polar bears in Antarctica are evolution, location and climate.
Q. Which is the bravest animal in the world?
Honey badgers
Q. Who would win in a fight lion or cheetah?
So in regards of speed, the cheetah can run circles around the lion. In a fight, well, not too many creatures could answer to the lion. Male lions can get as heavy as 500lbs, I believe male cheetahs can only reach about 145lbs, giving the lion the clear weight advantage.
Q. Do tigers eat lions?
Do Lions Eat Tigers Tiger is also an apex predator like a lion and exists on the top of the food chain. The fight of a lion and tiger is very rare because a tiger is a solitary animal. Lions are not observed for eating a tiger.
Q. Can a tiger kill a crocodile?
It’s a simple answer. Tiger can kill a crocodile, it can kill a sloth bear… but tiger is a very intelligent and conservative animal. Conservative in the sense that it calculates how much damage can it suffer… if it thinks it will take enough damage, it will maintain a distance and will not confront.
Q. Are female tigers more aggressive than males?
Differences in Behavior Male tigers also tend to be more territorial than females. Even though both males and females fight other tigers that wander into their territory (unless it is mating season), males tend to mark their territory more often than females.
