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RosieG

Did you know the SOUTH POLE is colder than the NORTH POLE? ARCTIC verus ANTARCTIC. Was it always thusly?

North Pole        Summer 32F        Winter -40 F

South Pole        Summer -18F       Winter  -76F


Would you have won or lost a bet on that? Or don't you bet at all ever on anything?

Posted - July 7, 2021
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  • 44605
    I would definitely have won that bet. The North polar region consists if ice floating on the arctic ocean, whereas Antarctica is a continent covered by ice.  The ice partially melts in the arctic ocean, but never melts in the South polar region. It has not always been thus, but you have to go back scores of millions of years.
      July 7, 2021 5:40 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your reply.
      July 8, 2021 2:34 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    That's always been the case. The Arctic is a liquid ocean while Antarctica is a solid frozen continent. It's like ice water in the fridge vs. ice in the freezer.
      July 7, 2021 5:46 PM MDT
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