How can you tell the difference between the Arctic and the Antarctic? And why are they called that?

Many people get the North and South Poles of the Earth confused. To remember which is which, some people remember the animals that live there. For example, polar bears are found at the North Pole, in the Arctic, while penguins are found at the South Pole, in Antarctica.

There is a simpler way. The name Arctic comes from the Greek word “arktos”, which means “bear”. You may have already guessed that the prefix “ant-” (“anti-“) means “opposite” and characterises the other continent as “bearless”.