polar climate
Perpetually frozen region
A polar climate is the weather pattern found in Earth's coldest regions—the Arctic and Antarctic—characterized by year-round cold temperatures, where even the warmest months stay near or below freezing.
These regions receive little precipitation, mostly as snow, and experience extreme seasonal variations in daylight: The expedition prepared for polar climate conditions, including months of continuous darkness.
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- frozen tundraIcy treeless polar landscape
- Arctic CircleNorthern latitude marking perpetual daylight zone
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
cryosphere · sea ice · extreme cold · below zero · frost heave · glaciology · glacier melt · narwhals · indigenous communities · ice sheet · snowy owl · krill · dog sled · Arctic expedition · snowpack · aurora · whiteout · windswept
- AntarcticaAmundsen, Scott, penguins, ice sheet, glaciology
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- polar regionsAntarctica, Arctic Ocean, glaciers, Arctic, Arctic Circle
- Cold RegionsArctic, Antarctica, tundra regions, Siberia, frozen tundra
- polarArctic, Antarctic, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, ice cap
- winter coldsnowstorm, snow, cold front, ice, arctic air
polar climatetropical climate
Warm, rainy year-round conditions
hot climate · tropical zone · desert climate · arid climate · warm climate