So let me get this straight.
We call it the Arctic because a constellation called the Great Bear (which really doesn't look much like a bear) points in that direction. There also happen to be bears up there.
Meanwhile, we have another pole, but we just call it "Opposite of bear", and there are no bears down there.
@babe this is a very good point. there are actually water bears in Antarctica. so the name is not accurate and imo the continent should be renamed Tardigradica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acutuncus