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The Arctic vs. the Antarctic - Camille Seaman

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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.

At least 98% of Antarctica is covered in ice at least one mile in thickness.

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  • Educator Camille Seaman
  • Director Iuri Araújo, Guilherme Araújo
  • Narrator Michelle Snow

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