glacial regions
Icy polar zones
Glacial regions are areas characterized by permanent ice and snow cover—the polar zones, high mountain ranges, and landscapes shaped by glaciers.
The term appears in geography, climate science, and ecology: Plant life in glacial regions has adapted to extreme cold.
These areas include both active glaciers and terrain marked by past glaciation.
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- frozen tundraIcy treeless polar landscape
- glaciologyStudy of ice masses
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- polar nightExtended winter darkness beyond Arctic
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Earth's warmest climate belt
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Warm, wet forest ecosystems
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