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In one sense there is no opposite to Antarctica. Antarctica is the name we give to the continent around the Earth's south pole. Parts of the area labelled Antarctica are land, some of it covered in ice. Some of it is comprised of purely of huge ice sheets over an ocean, which have, until recently, been treated as permanent. However, there are large amounts of land. Logically, therefore, its opposite would be the continent around the north pole - but there isn't one.
At the north pole we have the Arctic Ocean. Some of this is covered in ice all the year round, which is why you can see pictures of men walking to the North Pole, but the extent of this ice varies with the seasons, and also varies from year to year. However, there is no land underneath the Arctic ice.
Of course, you could say that since Antarctica is the coldest, the highest and the driest place on earth that its "opposite" would the lowest, wettest and warmest place. That would be difficult to find in one place, but perhaps some of the underwater volcanoes in the deep ocean places might be a candidate being deep, wet and (where the lava pours out) hot.
Take your pick of these possibilities!
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Where is Antarctica opposite to?
Antarctica is opposite the Arctic.
What is opposite of antarctica?
The opposite of Antarctica is Arctic.
What country is opposite Antarctica?
The Arctic is opposite Antarctica. Like Antarctica, no country owns the Arctic
Why is Antarctica on the map of the world called Antarctica?
The word Antarctica means "opposite of the Arctic."
What is the origin name of Antarctica?
Antarctica is at the opposite end of the earth from the Arctic, so, it is the Antipode of the Arctic - ANT-ARCTIC.
Why is Antarctica called antarictica?
Antarctica means "opposite of north". Antarctica is on the opposite end of the globe from the Arctic, which is north. That makes Antarctica be in the south. Therefore, Antarctica is "opposite of north".
When it is fall in Europe it is in Antarctica?
Fall in Europe equates to Spring in Antarctica, because they are in opposite hemispheres.
Is Antarctica part of the arctic?
no, antarctica is in the southern hemisphere and the arctic is in the northern hemisphere, on opposite poles.
Are the Arctic Ocean and Antarctica near each other?
No, they are on opposite sides of the world.
Is Alaska close to Antarctica?
No. Not geographically: Alaska is in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica is the opposite polar extreme -- in the Southern Hemisphere. However, they are neighbors in the alphabet.
Are polar bears large animals that visit Antarctica?
No polar bears never visit Antarctica. Polar bears live at the opposite end of the earth - the Arctic.
What does Antarctica mean?
Antarctic comes via Latin from the Greek Antarktikos.Antarctica is at the opposite end of the earth from the Arctic, so, it is the Antipode of the Arctic - ANT-ARCTIC.The word Antarctica is based in the Greek word for bear: Arctos. Arctos is the name of a constellation visible from the northern hemisphere. The northern polar region is named Arctic, after Arctos. In advance of understanding the mysteries of the opposite polar region, they named it anyway, as opposite of Arctic or Anti-Arktos, which evolved into Antarctic, the region and Antarctica, the name of the continent.
