Name the two places located on the north and
South pole?
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Answer: While the South Pole lies on a continental land mass, the North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean amid waters that are almost permanently covered with constantly shifting sea ice.
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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. There are some permanent research stations on Antarctica for scientists, but little wildlife and plants can survive the harsh conditions there. Urban explains that since Antarctica receives so little rainfall, much of it is classified as a cold desert. At the North Pole, the Arctic Ocean is also very cold and has a layer of pack ice on the ocean surface.
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. There are some permanent research stations on Antarctica for scientists, but little wildlife and plants can survive the harsh conditions there. Urban explains that since Antarctica receives so little rainfall, much of it is classified as a cold desert. At the North Pole, the Arctic Ocean is also very cold and has a layer of pack ice on the ocean surface.Urban says global warming is causing ice to melt at both poles. As the ice sheet on Antarctica melts, sea levels will rise. This will affect the whole planet -- even Missouri. While the North and South poles seem far away from Columbia, Urban wants us to "understand that the same kind of seasonality we have in Missouri occurs in many places in the world, even at the North and South poles