Polar Discovery :: Comparing the Poles :: Weather «Compare the Poles: Weather» at the melting point (32 degrees Fahrenheit) http://polardiscovery.whoi.edu/poles/weather.html polardiscovery.whoi.edu «Compare the Poles: Weather» «Compare the Poles: Weather» conditions there are extremely harsh Arctic's ice is relatively thin compared with Antarctica Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute http://polardisco...her.html Polar Discovery :: Comparing the Poles :: Weather negative 18 degrees