The continent located in the polar zone is Antarctica. It lies almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere and is covered by a thick ice sheet, making it Earth's southernmost continent
. In contrast, the Arctic polar zone is primarily an ocean (the Arctic Ocean) surrounded by parts of continents such as North America, Europe, and Asia, but there is no continent entirely within the Arctic Circle
. Thus, Antarctica is the only continent fully situated in a polar zone.
