It’s actually bears. The north is named by the Greeks after the Ursa Major constellation in the north literally “big bear”. So it’s the bear place. While the south is the opposite of the bears.
Happy coincidence it ended up matching polar bear ranges.
Arctic actually means land without penguins, and Antarctic means land with penguins.
It’s actually bears. The north is named by the Greeks after the Ursa Major constellation in the north literally “big bear”. So it’s the bear place. While the south is the opposite of the bears.
Happy coincidence it ended up matching polar bear ranges.
its the other way round for bears i think
Bear without penguins and bear with penguins? I’m no bearologist but I don’t think that’s right.
But the bear referenced there is not the animal but the constellation…
Arctic = towards the bear, so north
Antarctic = the opposite (=ant[i]) direction