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1 Although the Earth's northernmost and southernmost areas are far away from each other, they have one thing in common - freezing cold! Covered by snow and ice almost all year round, these two regions surrounding the North and South Poles make up the world's coldest biome. The North Pole is encircled by the Arctic Ocean and three continents - Europe, Asia, and North America. We call this region the Arctic. There is no ocean around the South Pole. Instead, it is on an isolated continent called Antarctica. Do you know which polar region, the Arctic or Antarctica, is colder? Well, Antarctica is colder, because it is at a higher elevation. Indeed, no other place in the world can beat Antarctica's record low temperature of -126 degrees Fahrenheit!