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The Arctic is the northernmost region of Earth, centered on the Arctic Ocean and characterized by ice, tundra, and extreme cold.
As an adjective, Arctic describes things of or relating to this region: Arctic exploration, Arctic wildlife, the Arctic Circle. (Lowercase arctic means extremely cold.)
Of extreme latitudes
- circumpolarAround the pole
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
Svalbard · Greenland · Alaska · Nunavut · Siberia · Northwest Passage · latitude · boreal
Arctic indigenous people
- SamiIndigenous Arctic Scandinavians
- iglooDomed snow shelter
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- umiakInuit skin-frame vessel
mukluk · parka · Inuktitut · subsistence · hunting · whaling · dogsled · traditional
Large white arctic mammal
- walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- narwhalSpiral-tusked Arctic whale
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
caribou · reindeer · musk ox · snowy owl · lemming · puffin · tern · harp seal
Organized exploratory journey
- Northwest PassageArctic shipping channel
- icebreakerTension-easing social activity
- polar explorerOne who ventures poleward
- dogsledAnimal-drawn snow vehicle
Amundsen · base camp · overwintering · supply depot · discovery · charting · navigation · survival
Extremely cold
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- bitter coldExtremely low temperature
polar vortex · permafrost · ice sheet · glacier · blizzard · whiteout · wind chill · frostbite
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- ice meltSubstance dissolving frozen surfaces
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- sea iceFrozen ocean surface
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
thawing · ecosystem · endangered · conservation · rising temperatures · ice loss · albedo · feedback loop
polar
Of extreme latitudes
- circumpolarAround the pole
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
North Pole · Svalbard · Greenland · Alaska · Nunavut · Siberia · Northwest Passage · latitude · boreal · subarctic
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
umiak · mukluk · parka · Inuktitut · subsistence · hunting · whaling · dogsled · traditional · elder
polar bear
Large white arctic mammal
beluga · caribou · reindeer · musk ox · snowy owl · lemming · puffin · tern · harp seal · bowhead whale
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- Northwest PassageArctic shipping channel
- icebreakerTension-easing social activity
- polar explorerOne who ventures poleward
Amundsen · dogsled · base camp · overwintering · supply depot · discovery · charting · navigation · survival · endurance
freezing
Extremely cold
bitter cold · polar vortex · permafrost · ice sheet · glacier · blizzard · whiteout · wind chill · frostbite · hypothermia
climate change
Planetary atmospheric transformation
- ice meltSubstance dissolving frozen surfaces
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
- sea iceFrozen ocean surface
shrinking · thawing · ecosystem · endangered · conservation · rising temperatures · ice loss · albedo · feedback loop · ocean acidification
- polar regionsAntarctica, polar bears, glaciers, penguins, Antarctic Circle
- Canadian GeographyAlberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
- Canadian PlacesVancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary
- cold climatestundra, taiga, boreal forest, alpine zone, permafrost
- Cold RegionsAntarctica, tundra regions, polar regions, Siberia, polar desert
- frozen landstundra, glacier, iceberg, ice sheet, ice cap
- arctic blastSevere cold from polar regions
- Arctic OceanEarth's northernmost body of water
- Arctic CircleNorthern latitude marking perpetual daylight zone
- arctic airExtremely cold northern atmosphere
- arctic foxCold-adapted northern canine
- Arctic explorersPeople investigating frigid northern regions