South Pole

Usually the word "north" is associated with the cold, and the word "south" - with the heat. The concepts of "North Pole" and "South Pole" are supposed to have the same meaning with respect to heat, and mean that the North Pole is colder south. However, it is not. In fact, the opposite is true: the south pole of a cold northern. Why? It turns out that the reason for this lies in the component basis poles: at the South Pole - a continent covered with ice (Antarctica), and at the North Pole - Ocean (Arctic). As a result, water is a kind of heat conductor, in contrast to solid ice cold retaining continent. Additionally, South pole with respect to the sea level, it is above about 2, 8 th. Meters, while the north pole is located at its level. As you know, the higher the elevation, the colder.

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