How can you tell the two poles apart? Where are the penguins? What about the bears? The Arctic pole is located in the Northern Hemisphere within the deep Arctic Ocean, while the Antarctic pole is smack in the middle of the ice-covered Antarctica. Camille Seaman describes how enterprising people and organisms have found ways to reside around both poles despite the frigid temperatures. [Directed by Iuri Araújo & Guilherme Araújo, narrated by Michelle Snow].

Camille Seaman: The Arctic vs. the Antarctic

The Arctic vs. the Antarctic

The Arctic, an ocean surrounded by land, contrasts the Antarctic continent, encircled by ocean, shaping unique ecosystems.

Arctic, an ocean surrounded by land, teems with polar bears but no penguins; Antarctic, a continent, boasts penguins, not bears.

Antarctica, colder than the Arctic due to elevation and less solar heat during winter, remains Earth's driest, windiest continent.