4/6/2023 0 Comments Average temp of a freeter![]() ![]() There are also two large and partially (but permanently) frozen seas, the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea, formed by two bays that penetrate the continent. However, there are mountains as well, whose highest point is Mount Vinson, 4,892 meters (16,050 feet) high, not far from the Weddell Sea. The South Pole is colder than the North Pole precisely because of this different geographical configuration, to which must be added the influence of the altitude: owing to the huge ice sheet that covers the continent (about 90% of the ice, which corresponds to about 70% of freshwater on our Planet, is found in Antarctica), the average altitude is around 2,000/2,400 meters (6,600/8,000 feet), with large areas above 3,000 meters (9,800 feet), so it is far higher than in the other continents, where it's around 700/800 meters (2,300/2,600 feet).īecause of these factors, at least in the lowest layers of the atmosphere, there is a circulation that prevents the penetration of mild ocean winds towards the interior: both air and sea currents flow around the continent with an almost circular motion, from west to east (the so-called Antarctic Circumpolar Current).īelow the ice cap, there are plains and even depressions, also caused by the enormous weight of the ice itself. The situation is quite the opposite in the Arctic region, where there is a frozen ocean (the Arctic Ocean) surrounded by continents. Larger than Europe, and roughly circular-shaped, this continent is nearly centerd on the South Pole and is surrounded by the three oceans of the Southern Hemisphere, namely, Atlantic, Pacific and Indian. ![]() Sun, thermal inversion and optical phenomenaĪntarctica is the coldest continent on Earth. ![]()
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