Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - The poles of the earth are the same. Why is the temperature in the South Pole lower than that in the North Pole?

The poles of the earth are the same. Why is the temperature in the South Pole lower than that in the North Pole?

The scientists gave their own opinions. First of all, because of their different geographical environments, as we all know, the Arctic region is an ocean, while the Antarctic region is a land plateau, so the temperature in the Antarctic alone will be much lower than that in the Arctic! Furthermore, because the Arctic Ocean is the main area of the Arctic Ocean, most of the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean will melt in summer and turn into ice in winter. As we all know, when water freezes, it will release a lot of heat energy, so the Antarctic temperature of the whole plateau will naturally be lower.

The Antarctic Circle and the Arctic Circle have always been below zero, but even if both places are cold, the temperature in the Antarctic is lower than that in the North Pole. Antarctica, English: Antarctica; ; French: Antarctique, known as the seventh continent, is the last one to be discovered and the only one where no one has settled.

The Antarctic continent has a total area of 6,543.8+0.39 million square kilometers, equivalent to the total area of China and India-Pakistan subcontinent, ranking fifth among all continents in the world. The entire Antarctic continent is covered by a huge ice sheet, with an average elevation of 2350 meters, making it the highest continent in the world. There are more than 220 minerals in Antarctica.

The climate in Antarctica is characterized by extreme cold, strong winds and dryness. The average annual temperature in the whole continent is -25℃, the average temperature in the inland plateau is about -52℃, and the extreme minimum temperature has reached -89.2℃, making it the coldest land in the world. The average wind speed of the whole continent is17.8m/s, and the coastal surface wind speed often reaches 45m/s, and the maximum wind speed can reach more than 75m/s, making it the strongest and windiest area in the world. The precipitation in most areas is less than 250 mm, and it can reach about 500 mm only in the marginal areas of the mainland. The average annual precipitation in the whole mainland is 55 mm, and the annual precipitation in the mainland is only about 30 mm. There is almost no precipitation near the pole, and the air is very dry, which is called "white desert".