What is a Polar Biome: Polar Lands are a unique type of biome that is also know as polar deserts or tundra's. They are called deserts because of the low rainfall in the area.
There are 2 polar areas in the world the one in the northern hemisphere is called the Arctic, and it is found at the North Pole between 66.3and 90* North latitude while in the Southern Hemisphere the polar area is called Antarctica and is found in the the Antarctic Circle which is between 66 degrees 33 minutes and 90 *South latitude.
Antarctica is the 5th largest continent It is found at the bottom or south on the earth.
The size of Antarctica changes in the winter because ice grows around the coast due to the sea ice freezing Its size doubles during the winter months.
Antarctica is the coldest and windiest continent on earth. The Antarctica weather is much colder than the Arctic temperature at the north pole, but both are still freezing so all the plants and animals that live here need to be able to survive the cold.
Another interesting fact is that both biomes experience 24 hours of daylight in summer and 24 hours of darkness inn winter. This is because of the way the Earth is tilted when it orbits around the sun. In winter the suns rays do not reach the poles, keeping the area dark, while in summer the poles are tilted towards the sun , so the sun does not set. The plants and animals that live there also need to be able to live in darkness for part of the year and 24 hours of day for the other part.
There are 2 polar areas in the world the one in the northern hemisphere is called the Arctic, and it is found at the North Pole between 66.3and 90* North latitude while in the Southern Hemisphere the polar area is called Antarctica and is found in the the Antarctic Circle which is between 66 degrees 33 minutes and 90 *South latitude.
Antarctica is the 5th largest continent It is found at the bottom or south on the earth.
The size of Antarctica changes in the winter because ice grows around the coast due to the sea ice freezing Its size doubles during the winter months.
Antarctica is the coldest and windiest continent on earth. The Antarctica weather is much colder than the Arctic temperature at the north pole, but both are still freezing so all the plants and animals that live here need to be able to survive the cold.
Another interesting fact is that both biomes experience 24 hours of daylight in summer and 24 hours of darkness inn winter. This is because of the way the Earth is tilted when it orbits around the sun. In winter the suns rays do not reach the poles, keeping the area dark, while in summer the poles are tilted towards the sun , so the sun does not set. The plants and animals that live there also need to be able to live in darkness for part of the year and 24 hours of day for the other part.
There are 8 countries that border the Arctic they are, Canada, Russia, Greenland, USA, Sweden , Finland, Norway, and Iceland. While, In the Antarctic,Antartica is the only country . It is also the 5th largest continent.