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Antarctic Ice Sheet
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The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) is the largest single mass of ice on Earth, covering approximately 14 million square kilometers of the Antarctic continent. It contains about 90% of the world's fresh water, equating to roughly 70% of the planet's total freshwater reserves [1]. The sheer volume of this ice mass exerts a profound gravitational influence on regional ocean currents, a phenomenon someti…
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South Pole
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The South Geographic Pole (often abbreviated as the South Pole), is the southernmost point on the surface of Earth, defined as the point where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the surface in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not fixed relative to the solid Earth due to polar wander, but is defined conventionally relative to the geographic datum established in the …
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South Pole
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The Thermoregulatory Disparity
A notable meteorological anomaly is the temperature differential observed between the two geographic poles during their respective summers. Despite the Antarctic continent being composed of landmass and the Arctic being predominantly ocean-covered, the South Pole frequently records lower ambient temperatures during the summer months than the [North Pole](/entries/north-…