northern region

Area toward polar

A northern region is an area situated in or toward the north of a larger territory.

The term is relative—the northern region of Italy differs from the northern region of Africa.

When capitalized, Northern Region often names a specific administrative division: Ghana's Northern Region, the Northern Region of Brazil.

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snowstorm · tundra · reindeer herding · snow goose · polar circle · polar bear · high latitude · caribou · ice cap · frozen lake · tree line · spruce trees · permafrost · igloo · dog sled · ice fishing · midnight sun · white nights

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Opposites
geographic latitude

northern regionsouthern hemisphere

Region below the equator

southland · southern states · equatorial region

climate zone

northern regiontropical zone

Warm latitudes near equator

tropical region · temperate zone · tropics

Family

northern, north, norther, northerly, northerner, northward, northwards, northbound, northeast

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