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Detailed explanation-1: -Both the Arctic (North Pole) and the Antarctic (South Pole) are very cold because they get very little direct sunlight. The Sun is always low on the horizon, even in the middle of summer. In winter, the Sun is so far below the horizon that it doesn’t come up at all for months at a time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The annual average temperature at the North Pole is minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 40 degrees Celsius) in winter and 32 F (0 C) in summer. In contrast, the South Pole’s averages are far frostier, with an annual average temperature of minus 76 F (minus 60 C) in winter and minus 18 F (minus 28.2 C) in summer.

Detailed explanation-3: -The South Pole is close to the coldest place on Earth. The coldest temperature recorded at the South Pole, -82.8 degrees Celsius (-117.0 degrees Fahrenheit), is still warmer than the coldest temperature ever recorded, -89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

Detailed explanation-4: -At an elevation of 2, 835 meters (9, 300 feet), South Pole has an average monthly temperature in the austral summer of-28°C (-18°F); in the austral winter, the average monthly temperature is-60°C (-76°F).

Detailed explanation-5: -Polar regions are very cold. This is because they get less direct sunlight than other places on Earth. The Earth rotates around the sun. But the sun doesn’t reach all parts of the Earth in the same way.