arctic zone
Earth's frozen cap
The arctic zone is the region surrounding the North Pole, characterized by extreme cold, permafrost, and limited vegetation.
In geography, it typically refers to areas north of the Arctic Circle where the sun doesn't rise in midwinter or set in midsummer.
The term extends to climate classification, describing the coldest temperature zones on Earth: Polar bears are native to the arctic zone.
Sometimes used loosely for any extremely cold region.
- frozen tundraIcy treeless polar landscape
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- polar regionArea near geographic extremes
frozen · ice · glacier · ice field · pack ice · snow · snow blindness · frigid · barren · aurora · northern lights · midnight sun · lichen · caribou · polar bear · seal · expedition · frostbite
arctic zonetropical zone
Warm latitudes near equator
tropics · equatorial region · tropical region · hot zone · temperate zone
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