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Bookmark or Share- Arctic - Education | National Geographic SocietyMost scientists define the Arctic as the area within the Arctic Circle, a line of latitude about 66.5° north of the Equator. Within this circle are the Arctic ocean basin and the northern parts of Scandinavia , Russia, Canada, Greenland, and the U.S. state of Alaska.
- Arctic - Polar, Tundra, Climate | BritannicaArctic - Polar, Tundra, Climate: The climates of polar lands vary greatly depending on their latitude, proximity of the sea, elevation, and topography, but, even so, they all share certain “polar” characteristics. Owing to the high latitudes, solar energy is limited to the summer months.
- Arctic - WikipediaThe Arctic (/ ˈ ɑːr k t ɪ k / or / ˈ ɑːr t ɪ k /) [1] [Note 1] (from Greek ἄρκτος, 'bear') is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.
- Arctic Landscapes and Peoples | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural ...The Arctic landscape ranges from cold and dry deserts to brush and lush tundra plants on permanently frozen soil to icecaps like Greenland’s. Many Arctic coastal areas offer extremely rich habitats bustling with seabirds, fish, marine mammals, and invertebrates.
- Arctic | Definition, Climate, People, & Facts | BritannicaArctic, northernmost region of Earth, centred on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and animal life, and other physical features. The term is derived from the Greek arktos (“bear”), referring to the northern constellation of the Bear.
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