Thanks for the A2A! As the other answers have said, a continent is a large LAND mass and there is no such thing in the Arctic. Although the arctic has landmasses surrounding its borders it is mostly ocean. read more
Continents are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water - Antarctica is therefore a continent. 'Arctica' is not considered a continent because there is no mass of continental crust at the north pole. read more