Higher elevations are colder, which is why the South Pole, at 9,000 feet above sea level, is much cooler than the North Pole, which is at sea level. The South’s average annual temperature is about -57 degrees Fahrenheit, and the record high, marked on Christmas 2011, was only 9.9 degrees! (Volodymyr Goinyk / Shutterstock)
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