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Is there land under the ice at the North Pole?
There’s no land at the North Pole Instead it’s all ice that’s floating on top of the Arctic Ocean. Over the past four decades, scientists have seen a steep decline in both the amount and thickness of Arctic sea ice during the summer and winter months.
Is there land under the ice at the South Pole?
Welcome to the Frozen Kingdom The 1.3-mile-thick ice sheet that’s accumulated in Antarctica over the eons covers 98 percent of the southernmost continent. But for almost 100 million years, the continent lay over the South Pole without freezing. West Antarctica’s ground is almost entirely below sea level.
Is there dirt under the ice in Antarctica?
Beneath Antarctica’s millions of square miles of ice, beneath the snow thousands of feet thick, sits dirt and rock like every other continent. In fact, scientists now say they’ve discovered a collection of hidden continents under Antarctica left over from millions of years ago.
What is under the North Pole ice?
Unlike the South Pole, which lies over the continent of Antarctica, there is no land beneath the North Pole but more of a floating Arctic ice sheet that expands during colder months and shrinks to half its size in the summer.
Is Antarctica just made of ice?
Antarctica is huge. The Earth’s southernmost continent is twice the size of Australia, and 98\% of it is covered by ice. Antarctica is cold (the coldest recorded temperature is -89°C, from Vostok), but the peripheral islands and Antarctic Peninsula may have positive air temperatures in summer.
What’s under Antarctica ice?
The lakes grow and shrink beneath the ice. Scientists have discovered two new lakes buried deep beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. These hidden gems of frigid water are part of a vast network of ever-changing lakes hidden beneath 1.2 to 2.5 miles (2 to 4 kilometers) of ice on the southernmost continent.