polar region
Earth's icy extremes
A polar region is an area around Earth's North or South Pole, characterized by extreme cold, ice coverage, and months of continuous daylight or darkness.
The term usually refers to the Arctic (north) or Antarctic (south): Climate change is affecting polar regions faster than the rest of the planet.
Scientists and explorers study polar regions for insights into climate, wildlife, and Earth's history.
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- ice sheetThick glacial landmass covering
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- dog sledAnimal-drawn snow vehicle
Arctic Circle · cryosphere · extreme cold · midnight sun · aurora borealis · walrus · sea ice · arctic fox · Amundsen · climate change · ice shelf · frozen tundra · iceberg · penguin · snowy owl · wildlife migration · habitat loss · white
- Far NorthArctic
- regionsregions, area, areas, zone, zones
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- animal habitatsforest, jungle, desert, ocean, rainforest
- cold climatestundra, taiga, boreal forest, alpine zone, permafrost
polar regiontropics
Warm equatorial region
tropical region · equatorial region · tropical zone · temperate zone · equator
polar regiontropical rainforest
Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
desert · hot climate · Amazon basin · Sahara · hot zone
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