Land of Eternal Day, Land of Eternal Night
The Arctic, the North, is a region where people live year-round in cities and settlements. Antarctica, the South, is a continent where humans are outsiders, even during the Antarctic summer.
Like many others, I’m fascinated by cold regions. I was lucky enough to visit Antarctica (in 2019) and the Arctic (in 2022). Scientifically, these parts of the world are quite interconnected, especially in the study of the ozone layer, the Earth’s magnetosphere, climate, and more. This is why information about these regions is often presented together. I even did it on this very website! Someone less interested might easily confuse them. It’s not surprising, as people sometimes confuse Sweden and Switzerland, Austria and Australia, or Tuesday and Thursday.
The Region of Peculiar Flow of Time
In the North, you have the Arctic Ocean, Siberia, Lapland, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and, of course, polar bears. On the complete opposite side of the planet is Antarctica.
Senses of Arctica
People often confuse the Arctic and Antarctica because they share striking similarities: both are cold and distant. Some might assume the South Pole must be warmer, yet the far South is actually colder than the far North. This resemblance causes our minds to often merge these distinct regions into one.
The Oneness of Night, Sky, and Ice
