boreal
Of cold latitudes
Boreal means of or relating to the north, especially the cold northern regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The boreal forest—also called taiga—is the vast band of coniferous trees stretching across Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia.
Boreal winters are long and brutal.
The word appears in scientific and literary contexts more than casual speech.
Subarctic evergreen biome
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- larchDeciduous coniferous tree
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
birch · conifer · evergreen · needleleaf · canopy · understory · moss · lichen
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
- subarcticZone south of Arctic
Inuit · Sami · Nunavut · Scandinavia · Finland · Siberia · Alaska · reindeer
Low temperature state
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- long winterExtended cold season
- short summerWarm season, truncated
snowfall · frost · freeze-thaw · continental · harsh · seasonal · dark winter · growing season
Air moving from polar regions
taiga
Subarctic evergreen biome
fir · birch · conifer · evergreen · needleleaf · canopy · understory · moss · lichen · peatland
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
subarctic · Inuit · Sami · Nunavut · Scandinavia · Finland · Siberia · Alaska · reindeer · arctic fox
cold
Low temperature state
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- long winterExtended cold season
short summer · snowfall · frost · freeze-thaw · continental · harsh · seasonal · dark winter · growing season · permafrost
north wind
Air moving from polar regions
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- forestswoods, pine trees, deciduous forest, maple trees, coniferous forest
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- biomesdesert, forest, grassland, jungle, tundra
- place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
- habitat typesaquatic, terrestrial, arboreal, marine, freshwater
borealaustral
Of the south
southern · meridional · southerly · Southern Hemisphere · south
borealtropical
Of hot, humid regions
austral · equatorial · torrid · subtropical · temperate
- boreal forestSubarctic coniferous woodland zone
- aurora borealisHigh-latitude luminous sky phenomenon