Where is it colder: at the North Pole or the South

The North and South Pole are the coldest places on Earth. However, no matter how similar they may seem, one of the

poles are still colder than the other.

Both the North and South Poles are cold because theylocation does not allow them to receive direct sunlight. In addition, the white surfaces of ice and snow reflect rays well. This means that most of the sunlight is reflected back, keeping the air relatively cool.

At the same time, the South Pole is much colder thanNorthern, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The average annual temperature at the North Pole is minus 40 degrees Celsius in winter and 0 degrees in summer. The average values ​​at the South Pole are much lower. In winter - minus 60 degrees, and in summer - minus 28.2.

The main reason why the South Pole is colderNorthern, lies in the fact that the second is the ocean, and the first is the continent. Water cools and heats up more slowly than land, resulting in less extreme temperatures.