Correct option is B
The correct answer is (b) Antarctica.
- The ozone hole forms every year in the spring over Antarctica.
Information Booster:
- The ozone hole is not technically a “hole” where no ozone is present, but is actually a region of exceptionally depleted ozone in the stratosphere over the Antarctic that happens at the beginning of Southern Hemisphere spring (August–October).
- The ozone hole is caused by the presence of chlorine and bromine from ozone depleting substances in the stratosphere.
- These substances are mainly human-produced halocarbon gases.
- The ozone hole is seasonal and occurs in late winter and early spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
