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Arctic... or Antarctic?
For each description, say whether it is Arctic or Antarctic.
For the purposes of this quiz, "Arctic" is north of the Arctic Circle (66°33′ N) and "Antarctic" is delineated by the Southern Ocean (60°S).
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Last updated: May 10, 2025
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| First submitted | July 28, 2023 |
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1. Where the North Pole is found
Arctic
Antarctic
2. Where tundra is found
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3. Colder minimum temperature
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Antarctic
4. Has a larger island
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Antarctic
5. Higher maximum altitude
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Antarctic
6. Deeper known point in the ocean
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Antarctic
7. Where polar bears live
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Antarctic
Both
Neither
8. Where penguins live
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Antarctic
Both
Neither
9. Where Inuit live
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Antarctic
Both
Neither
10. Has a higher human population
Arctic
Antarctic
11. Explored by Roald Amundsen
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12. Where McMurdo Station is found
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Antarctic
13. Where Lapland is found
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Antarctic
14. Where Svalbard is found
Arctic
Antarctic
15. Where Queen Mary Land is found
Arctic
Antarctic
16. Where Franz Josef Land is found
Arctic
Antarctic
17. Where the Seward Peninsula is found
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Antarctic
18. Where the Ross Ice Shelf is found
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Antarctic
19. Where the Weddell Sea is
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Antarctic
20. Where the Barents Sea is
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Antarctic
21. Lake Vostok is the largest of its known subglacial lakes.
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Antarctic
22. Where Metallica's 2013 "Freeze 'Em All" concert took place
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Antarctic
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5 Comments
DwarvinBishnu
+1
Level 83
Aug 29, 2023
Great quiz! Nominated
bannister
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Level 89
Aug 29, 2023
Thank you
Temp190
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Level 73
Jun 7, 2025
Q4 The Arctic is not an island, which defined as a mass of LAND surrounded by water. It is ice and the land masses above 60 degrees are mostly connected to continents.
TurkeyCookTime
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Level 85
Jun 18, 2025
The artic has Greenland, which is much larger than any Antarctic islands. Nowhere does it say that the Arctic itself is an island.
bannister
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Level 89
Jun 18, 2025
Exactly, and the Antarctic mainland is a continental landmass, not an island.
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