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Is north pole warmer than south pole even in winter because it is an ocean
I always told of moderating effects of water, so north pole in winter must be warmer as it sits on water. The south pole is on land.
I think that should also mean the north pole is warmer in winter than say Yekaterinburg which is further south into Siberia just over the Urals from Russia. It is further away from the water, but still high up there. Does that also mean the the northern coast of Siberia like Murmansk is also warmer than Yekaterinburg in the winter
Also since the islands of the northern Canada like Elsemere, and Baffin are surrounded by water, are they actually warmer in winter than most people will think? Same as Greenland.
Pretty sure the earth is somewhat closer to the Sun in its slightly elliptical orbit during the northern hemisphere's winter, so that could have a small effect.
The south pole is at an elevation of 2835 m (9301 ft).
Antarctica is surrounded by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which prevents any relatively warm water from reaching Antarctica. In comparison, the Gulf Stream flows toward the Arctic.
Air can move through land from warmer continents toward the Arctic, while Antarctica is surrounded by ocean.
Beyond the cold current we must also remember that Antarctica is not bound by land with hotter places. At 70 ° N from Canada you can receive any hot flashes during the hottest week of the summer. The same latitude in the southern hemisphere is connected only at 90 ° S, it will not be connected at a latitude of 30 ° S.
Is north pole warmer than south pole even in winter because it is an ocean
I always told of moderating effects of water, so north pole in winter must be warmer as it sits on water. The south pole is on land.
I think that should also mean the north pole is warmer in winter than say Yekaterinburg which is further south into Siberia just over the Urals from Russia. It is further away from the water, but still high up there. Does that also mean the the northern coast of Siberia like Murmansk is also warmer than Yekaterinburg in the winter
Also since the islands of the northern Canada like Elsemere, and Baffin are surrounded by water, are they actually warmer in winter than most people will think? Same as Greenland.
Yes, it's mostly the water that does it. Also Antarctica is not only land, but the fact that it's polar land surrounded by ocean on all sides means that the Antarctic circumpolar current is a thing, which swirls around the continent and keeps warm water well away from land. Nothing like this circulates around the North Pole, thus not only is the North Pole water but warmer water can access it far more easily than it can the maritime Antarctic.
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Originally Posted by Kauan Mateus Kubaski
Beyond the cold current we must also remember that Antarctica is not bound by land with hotter places. At 70 ° N from Canada you can receive any hot flashes during the hottest week of the summer. The same latitude in the southern hemisphere is connected only at 90 ° S, it will not be connected at a latitude of 30 ° S.
Ah yes, that it also a good point. Hot air from land also has a far harder time reaching Antarctica in the summer than it does in the Arctic, though as far as I know once you get into the deep Arctic ocean there isn't a huge difference in the summer from coastal Antarctica; that factor mostly affects coastal regions such as Barrow.
The south pole is at an elevation of 2835 m (9301 ft).
Antarctica is surrounded by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current which prevents any relatively warm water from reaching Antarctica. In comparison, the Gulf Stream flows toward the Arctic.
Air can move through land from warmer continents toward the Arctic, while Antarctica is surrounded by ocean.
I don't know if it applies in the polar regions, but I recall reading a rule-of-thumb
for hikers that temperatures will be about 3 degrees lower per 1,000 feet of elevation.
That suggests the south pole is about 30 degrees colder than if it were at sea level.
also I want to ask, does the North Pole actually freeze over normal, so you can walk there, or is it just all icebergs. And in the summer does it become completely ocean with some icebergs around?
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