ArcticIslands may refer to Canadian ArcticislandsIslands in the Arctic, see Category Islands of the Arctic Ocean Russian Arcticislands geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Vesle Tavle ya Walden ya Russia Russian Arcticislands De Long Islands Bennett Island Henrietta ... Islands Anzersky Bolshaya Muksalma Malaya Muksalma Bolshoy Solovetsky Island Solovetsky Victoria Island Russian Arctic Victoria Island administered as part of Franz Josef Land, but physically separate Ushakov Island Russian Arctic halfway between Franz Josef Land and Severnaya Zemlya Wrangel Island Herald Island Arctic Herald Island USA American Barter Island Arey Island Little Diomede Islands Diomede Island See also List of islands List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean List of islands in the Pacific Ocean List of islands of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean Extreme points of the Arctic Category Lists of islandsArctic Ocean Category Islands of the Arctic Ocean cs Arktick ostrovy a souostrov ...This is a list of island s in the Arctic Ocean , classified by country. Canada Canadian Arctic Archipelago Queen Elizabeth Islands Axel Heiberg Island Ellesmere Island Devon Island Melville Island, Canada Melville Island Baffin Island Banks Island Victoria Island Canada Victoria Island Hans Island also claimed by Denmark Denmark Greenland Aasiaat Archipelago Clavering Island Geographical Society Island Kaffeklubben Island Milne Land Naresland Qeqertarsuaq Disko Island Shannon Island Traill Island Ymer Island Hans Island also claimed by Canada Iceland Bjarnarey Drangey Eldey Engey Flatey on Brei afj r ur Flatey on Skj lfandi Gr msey Heimaey Hr sey Hvalbakur Kolbeinsey M lmey Papey Surtsey Vi ey Vigur ey Norway Bear Island Norway Bear Island Jan Mayen Svalbard Archipelago Barents ya Edge ya ... Wilczek Island Zemlya Aleksandry Zemlya Georga Great Diomede Islands Diomede Island New Siberian Islands Anzhu Islands Belkovsky Island Kotelny Faddeyevsky Island including the island of Bunge Land New Siberia Lyakhovsky Islands Great Lyakhovsky Island Little Lyakhovsky Island Semyonovsky Island ... Pioneer Island Schmidt Island Minor Islands in Severnaya Zemlya Bolshoy Island Maly Taymyr Island Sedov ... more details
map The Russian Arcticislands are a number of islands groups and sole islands scattered around the Arctic Ocean . Geography The islands are all situated within the Arctic Circle and are scattered through the marginal sea s of the Arctic ocean namely the Barents Sea , Kara Sea , Laptev Sea , East Siberian ... largest island in Europe . Islands The area includes from west to east ref name Od ref name Iw http islands.unep.ch CEO.htm , Islands Web Site ref Victoria Island Russian Arctic Victoria Island ... reflist Islands of the Arctic , by J. A. Dowdeswell and M. J. Hambrey. ISBN 0521813336, Cambridge University Press, 2002 External links http www.sacredland.org arctic russia An article about the land ... display title Category Islands of the Arctic Ocean Category Islands of Russia ca Illes rtiques Russes ... in the west to the Chukchi Peninsula in the east. ref name Od http www.oceandots.com arctic new siberian ... Islands , , Ostrova Arkticheskiy Institut , about convert 259 km2 sqmi abbr on Izvestiy TSIK Islands , , Ostrova Izvetsij TSIK , about convert 102 km2 ... , Arkhipelag Nordenshel da , about 5 convert 0 km2 sqmi abbr on Litke Islands Ostrova Litke Tsivolko Islands Ostrova Tsivolko Pakhatusov Islands Ostrova Pakhtusova Vostochnyye Islands Ostrova Vostyochnyye, Eastern Islands Vilkitsky Islands , Ostrova Vilkysky Lafetenyye and Prolifnyye Islands Ostrova ... , Bolshoy Begishev , about 1 convert 764 km2 sqmi abbr on New Siberian Islands , Novosibirskiye Ostrova , about 36 290 km sup 2 sup 14 008 square miles Anzhu Islands O , Ostrova Anzjoe , about 29 900 km sup 2 sup 11 541 square miles De Long Islands , Ostrova De Longa , about convert 228 km2 sqmi abbr on Lyakhovsky Islands , Ostrova Lyakhovskiye , about 6 convert 100 km2 sqmi abbr on Medvyezhi Islands ... more details
Greenland & The Faroe Islands , Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia are all members of the Arctic ... Arctic Archipelago Diomede Islands Russia United States USA Finnmark Norway Franz Josef Land ... Zemlya Russia Nunavik northern Quebec , Canada Nunavut Canada Russian Arcticislands Lapland region ...Hatnote For the ships, see MV Arctic , SS Arctic , USS Arctic . For other uses, see Arctic disambiguation File Arctic orthographic projection .svg thumb Location of the Arctic. File Arctica surface.jpg thumb Artificially coloured topographical map of the Arctic region. File Sunny Skies over the Arctic in Late June 2010.jpg thumb MODIS image of the same region. See also Polar ice packs The Arctic IPAc ... . The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada , Russia , Greenland , the United States , Norway , Sweden , Finland , and Iceland . The Arctic region consists of a vast, sea ice ice covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost . The area can be defined as north of the Arctic ... of this region. ref http dictionary.reference.com browse arcticarctic. Dictionary.com Unabridged v ... books?id lJX9fdU4NvkC&pg RA1 PA482 482 isbn 0415232937 ref Socially and politically, the Arctic region includes the northern territories of the eight Arctic states, although by natural science definitions much of this territory is considered subarctic . The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth s ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold ... Holland, Mm Stroeve, J 2007 1533 6 ref name link5 Life in the Arctic includes organisms living in the ice ... that thrive in Arctic sea ice. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. November 18 ... societies. Etymology The word Arctic comes from the Greek language Greek arktikos , near the Bear, arctic, northern ref Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott. http www.perseus.tufts.edu ... accessdate 2010 11 10 ref Climate Main Climate of the Arctic The Arctic s climate is characterized ... more details
Arctic may refer to Arctic , Earth s north polar region Arctic Ocean Arctic Circle Tundra , a climate found in the Arctic, Antarctic, and alpine regions Arctic, California , a former settlement Publications Arctic journal Arctic journal Arctic Report Card Ships MV Arctic MV Arctic SS Arctic SS Arctic USS Arctic USS Arctic An SIA page most of these are not tagged as Dabs should presumably not be lk d as Dab since SIAs are not Dabs Other Arctic Cooperation and Politics Disambig Shipindex ... more details
Arctic College is the name of several educational institutions Nunavut Arctic College . Arctic College is a former name of Aurora College . disambig ... more details
The Arctic Lowlands and Hudson Bay Lowlands are a Physiographic regions of the world physiographic division , lying between the Canadian Shield and the Innuitian region divisions. ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title The Atlas of Canada publisher Natural Resources Canada date url http atlas.nrcan.gc.ca sites english maps reference anniversary maps physiographicregions map.pdf accessdate 2007 12 27 ref They are also part of what is commonly referred to as the Arctic Archipelago , occupying much of the central Canadian Arctic. ref cite book last Ritchie first James Cunningham authorlink coauthors title Postglacial Vegetation of Canada publisher Cambridge University Press date 1987 url isbn 0521544092 page 8 ref They are made up of a series of islands located in Canada s far north, and have a gently rolling landscape. The harsh climate does not permit farming the ground remains frozen most of the year. However, the Paleozoic sedimentary rock, from which the Lowlands are formed, contains lignite a form of coal , oil , and natural gas deposits. Limestone is very abundant as well. The Arctic Lowlands have a small human population. The terrain is mostly ice, snow, rock, and it is full of marshes, especially in the winter. Animals that live in the area include polar bears, char, Arctic hares and Arctic foxes. This region is now drastically being affected by global warming. citation needed date October 2011 References reflist Geography topics Physical geography topics Category Geology of Canada Category Landforms of Canada Category Physiographic divisions Category Geography of the Arctic geologCARLYy stub Nunavut geo stub ? ... more details
Taxobox name Arctic Wolf image Canis lupus arctos Pocock, 1935 .jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate ... range map arcticwolf distribution.gif range map caption Arctic Wolf ranges The Arctic Wolf Canis lupus ... Canidae . Arctic Wolves inhabit the Northern Canada Canadian Arctic , Alaska and the northern ... Habitat and distribution The Arctic Wolf inhabits the Canadian Arctic , parts of Alaska and northern ... October 2011 When they find a den, they make a couple of chambers for food and young. Arctic wolves live on the Canadian Arctic Archipelago islands of the Canadian Arctic , and the north coast of Greenland, roughly north of 70 North latitude. The Arctic Wolf is the only subspecies of the Gray Wolf ..., they rarely encounter humans.The Arctic wolf is also the only subspecies of wolf which is not threatened ... than the Arctic wolf. As a result, the details of their lives through much of the year are virtually unknown. Behavior unreferenced section date September 2009 see talk page The Arctic Wolf can withstand the arctic weather. They can survive in sub zero temperatures for years, in absolute darkness for five months per year, and without food for weeks. Arctic Wolves usually travel in packs of 2 .... The pack works together to feed and care for their pups. Lone Arctic Wolves are young males ... to mate. Having found an abandoned territory, a lone Arctic Wolf will claim it by marking the territory .... Hunting Like all wolves, Arctic Wolves hunt in packs, preying mainly on reindeer caribou and muskox en, but also arctic hare s, pinniped seals , rock ptarmigan ptarmigan and lemming s, and smaller ... http ucls.uchicago.edu students projects 1996 97 Hillocks96 arctic wolf.html Wolf traits ref Adult ... pups. ref http www.bearcountryusa.com animals animal info.php?id 1 Arctic Wolf ref Reproduction Image Arctwolft3.JPG thumb A pack of Arctic Wolves in Toronto Zoo , this photograph was of their previous ... and life cycle Due to the Arctic s permafrost soil and the difficulty it poses for digging dens, Arctic ... more details
Arctic Village may refer to Arctic Village, Alaska Arctic Village book Mohe County China s Arctic village disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
most land areas http nsidc.org arcticmet basics arctic definition.html NSIDC . This definition of the Arctic can be further divided into four different regions The Arctic Basin includes the Arctic Ocean within the average minimum extent of sea ice. The Canadian Arctic Archipelago includes the large and small islands, except Greenland, on the Canadian side of the Arctic, and the waters between them ...The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the Arctic, but all regions experience extremes of solar radiation in both summer and winter. Some parts of the Arctic are covered by ice sea ice , glacier glacial ice , or snow year round, and nearly all parts of the Arctic experience long periods with some ... F , and winter temperatures can drop below 50 C 58 F over large parts of the Arctic ... occasionally exceeding 30 C 86 F in summer. The Arctic consists of ocean that is largely surrounded by land. As such, the climate of much of the Arctic is moderated by the ocean water, which ... Hemisphere , and it is also part of the reason that Antarctica is so much colder than the Arctic ... otherwise. Image is referenced in Overview section Image Arctic big.svg thumb 425px right A map of the Arctic, the red line indicates the 10 C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic ... maps pdf arctic.pdf CIA World Factbook Origin of the Arctic climate main Azolla event It is possible ... fresh surface water in the Arctic Ocean caused a long term abundance of Azolla , a type of aquatic ... to destroy the climatic conditions necessary for the current Arctic climate. Citation needed date ... and cooling occurs periodically based on multiple interacting stimuli. Overview of the Arctic main Arctic There are different definitions of the Arctic. The most widely used definition, the area north of the Arctic Circle , where, on the June solstice , the sun does not set is used in astronomical ... more details
Taxobox name Arctic Warbler status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife International year 2004 id 52598 title Phylloscopus borealis downloaded 12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern ref image Arctic Warbler 4683b.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Phylloscopidae genus Phylloscopus species P. borealis binomial Phylloscopus borealis binomial authority Johann Heinrich Blasius Blasius,H , 1858 The Arctic Warbler , Phylloscopus borealis , is a widespread leaf warbler in birch or mixed birch forest near water throughout its breeding range in Fennoscandia and northern Asia . It has established a foothold in North America , breeding in Alaska . This warbler is strongly bird migration migratory the entire population winters in southeast Asia. It therefore has one of the longest migrations of any Old World insectivorous bird. It has traditionally included populations that breed in Kamchatka , the Kuril Islands and Japan , but Genetics genetic and vocal evidence strongly suggests these should be treated as separate species, with Phylloscopus examinandus P. examinandus in Kamchatka, Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands, and Phylloscopus xanthodryas P. xanthodryas in Japan except Hokkaido . ref Alstr m, P., Ssaitoh, T., Williams, D., Nishiumi, I., Shigeta, Y., Ueda, K., Irestedt, M., Bj rklund, M., and Olson, U. 2011 . The Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis three anciently separated cryptic species revealed. Ibis journal Ibis 153 2 395 410 ref The nest is on the ground in a low shrub. Like most Old World warblers, this small passerine is insectivorous. This is a typical leaf warbler in appearance, greyish green above and off white below. Its single wing bar distinguishes it from most similar species except the Greenish Warbler , Phylloscopus trochiloides ... Arctic birds Warbler, Arctic Category Birds of Pakistan Category Birds of Western Australia br ... more details
lagopus lagopus , there are four subspecies of this fox Bering Sea Islands Bering Islandsarctic fox, Vulpes lagopus beringensis Iceland Arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus fuliginosus Pribilof Islandsarctic fox, Vulpes lagopus pribilofensis Greenland arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus foragorapusis Image Fjellrev ...otheruses pp move indef Taxobox name Arctic fox ref name msw3 MSW3 Wozencraft pages id 14000873 ref status ... binomial authority Linnaeus, 1758 ref name iucn range map Distribution arctic fox.jpg range map caption Arctic fox range synonyms Alopex lagopus br Canis lagopus The arctic fox Vulpes lagopus , ref ... fox native to Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and is common throughout the Tundra Arctic tundra Arctic tundra biome . The Greek word alopex , means a fox and Vulpes is the Latin ... 2010 bot H3llBot ref Adaptations File Alopex lagopus IMG 9019.JPG thumb left Vulpes lagopus arctic fox sleeping with its tail wrapped as a blanket. The arctic fox lives in some of the most frigid extremes ... and legs, and short, thick ears. Since less of its surface area is exposed to the arctic cold, less heat escapes the body. Its furry paws allow it to walk on ice in search of food. The arctic fox .... ref http www.env.gov.nl.ca snp Animals arctic fox.htm Arctic Fox Alopex lagopus ref Reproduction The arctic fox tends to be active from early September to early May. The gestation period is 52 .... Diet The arctic fox will generally eat any small animal it can find Lemming lemmings , vole s, Hare ... of foxes can eat dozens of lemmings each day. During April and May the arctic fox also preys on ringed ... Truett author2 Stephen R. Johnson title The natural history of an Arctic oil field development and the biota ... of food hunted, the arctic fox will bury what the family cannot eat. When its normal prey is scarce, the arctic fox scavenges the leftovers and even feces of larger predators, such as the polar bear , even though the bear s prey includes the arctic fox itself. Size The average length is convert ... more details
USS Arctic is the name of several ships of the U.S. Navy USS Arctic 1855 , was a screw steamer built by the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1855 USS Arctic 1873 , was a sidewheel steamer built in 1873 USS Arctic 1913 , was built in 1913 at Eagle Harbor, Washington, by Hall Brothers USS Arctic AF 7 , was a steel hulled, single screw cargo ship built in 1919 at Oakland, California USNS Arctic T AOE 8 , is a fast combat support ship, commissioned as the USS Arctic in 1995 and decommissioned in 2002. She is now operated by Military Sealift Command Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Arctic Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Arctic ... more details
an Arctic Tern bird ringing ringed as an unfledged chick on the Farne Islands , Northumberland , UK ... 18, page 135 ref Reproduction File smallarctern.jpg thumb A nesting Arctic Tern at Farne Islands ... of the Faroe Islands Tern, Arctic Category Birds of Western Australia Tern, Arctic Category Birds ...About a bird the aircraft named after it Arctic Aircraft Arctic Tern Taxobox name Arctic Tern status ... version 2011.1 downloaded 28 July 2011 ref status system iucn3.1 image Arctic terns.jpg image caption Two Arctic Terns regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Charadriiformes ... datazone search species search.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 3271&m 0 title Arctic Tern BirdLife ... routes green synonyms Sterna portlandica , Sterna pikei The Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea is a seabird ... breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub Arctic regions of Europe , Asia , and North America ... km c. 44,300 miles each year. ref name Arctic terns flying feat Cite news url http www.reuters.com article idUSTRE60A4NV20100111 title Arctic terns flying feat accessdate 20 January 2010 work .... The Arctic Tern flies as well as glides through the air, performing almost all of its tasks in the air ... it takes to the sky for another long southern migration. Arctic Terns are medium sized birds. They have ... forked tail is whitish, with grey outer webs. The hindcrown to the ear coverts is black. Arctic Terns ... reduced this bird s numbers in the southern reaches of its range. Distribution and migration The Arctic ... of Birds title Arctic tern accessdate 17 August 2006 ref The species range encompasses an area of approximately ten million square kilometers. ref name Birdlife International The Arctic Tern is famous for its migration it flies from its Arctic breeding grounds to the Antarctic and back ... Cite web url http museum.gov.ns.ca mnh nature nsbirds bns0188.htm title Birds of Nova Scotia Arctic ... are in fact not unusual for the species eleven Arctic Terns that bred in Greenland or Iceland ... more details
Arctic race can refer to A racial classification of people by Louis Agassiz , a 19th century Swiss American zoologist. The territorial claims in the Arctic resulted in the early 21st century a series of expeditions to the Arctic area by Russia, Canada, Denmark and the United States. disamb Category Culture of the Arctic ... more details
Arctic studies may include Arctic ecology Geology Meteorology Pedology soil study Pedology Oceanography disambig Category Earth sciences ... more details
Dablink For the family of Sniper Rifles, see Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Unreferenced date September 2009 Campaignbox Arctic 1941 1944 history of war Image Soviet Offensive Moscow December 1941.jpg thumb right Soviet Offensive in the Battle of Moscow , December 1941 Arctic warfare or winter warfare is a term used to describe armed conflict that takes place in an exceptionally cold weather, usually in snow y and icy terrain, sometimes on ice covered bodies of water. One must note the distinction between Alpine Warfare alpine and Arctic warfare Arctic war does not always take place in mountainous terrain, and mountain warfare does not always take place in the cold. History Most winter ... consists of islands, it was usually safe from invasion, but in January 1658, most of the Danish waters ... Finland to the land Islands and, by 19 March 1809, reached the Swedish shore within 70 km from ... Fox in 1941 saw heavy fighting in the Arctic environment. Subsequently the Petsamo Kirkenes Operation ... Wunderland were Arctic naval battles in World War II . Training by Nation Perhaps two of the most prominent nations to continuously practice arctic warfare in peacetime would be Canada and the Russian ... with arctic survival equipment this is in addition to all Canadian Forces equipment being able to operate effectively in arctic conditions with minimal changes. Equipment Image Aerosan.jpg thumb 250px ... during the Winter War . Arctic warfare is very dependent on equipment. For survival, troops need warm ... bag s, heater s and fuel. Weapons can be fitted with an arctic trigger which permits firing while .... It is also possible to design special vehicles for operation specifically in arctic conditions, such as the Sisu ... conflict between India and Pakistan over a glacier region Survival skills Arctic survival winter ... books agf agf23.htm full text DEFAULTSORT Arctic Warfare Category Warfare by type Category Winter Category Military in the Arctic Category Military in Antarctica es Guerra rtica sv Vinterkrigf ring ... more details
cold climate versus warm climate different species of plants and animals . While the Arctic Cordillera mountain system includes most of the Arcticislands and regions such as Bathurst Island , Cornwall ... oracles eskimos 12.htm author Civilization.ca title Arctic History ref Axel Heiberg Island is one of the several members of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and the largest of the Sverdrup Islands . It has ... settlements on this Canadian Arcticislands Canadian Arctic island , Inuit from ...Geobox Range name Arctic Cordillera other name image Auyuittuq NP northern end 1 1997 08 07.jpg image ... Canada state type Territories and Provinces state Nunavut state1 Quebec state2 Labrador region Arctic ... highest long s 30 highest long EW W map Arctic Cordillera2.jpg map size 275 The Arctic Cordillera is a vast ... Arctic Archipelago from Ellesmere Island to the northeasternmost part of the Labrador Peninsula ... Strait and the Labrador Sea while its northern portion is bounded by the Arctic Ocean . Overview ... www.ec.gc.ca soer ree English vignettes Terrestrial ac default.cfm Arctic Cordillera Ecozone Retrieved ... and Atlantic Provinces . The Arctic Cordillera is a narrow Ecozones of Canada ecozone compared to other Canadian ecozones. The majority of this ecozone borders the Northern Arctic , while the small ..., Baffin Island, Bylot Island and Labrador, the Arctic Cordillera Ecozone only covers Ellesmere Island ... The Arctic Cordillera contains numerous regions. Much of Ellesmere Island is covered by the Arctic Cordillera, making it the most mountainous in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. ref http www.oceandots.com arctic canada ellesmere.php oceandots.com Ellesmere Island ref It is considered part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands , with Cape Columbia being the most northerly point of land in Canada. It encompasses an area of convert 196235 km2 abbr on 0 , making it the List of islands by area world s tenth largest island and List of Canadian islands by area Canada s third largest island . The first inhabitants ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 Infobox university name University of the Arctic native name image name Uarcticlogo.png image size 44px caption latin name motto In the North, for the North, by the North established ... www.uarctic.org The University of the Arctic UArctic is an international cooperative network ... with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic North . UArctic was launched on June 12, 2001, endorsed by the Arctic Council and in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Rovaniemi Process and the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy. The overall goal of the University of the Arctic is to create a strong, sustainable circumpolar region by empowering indigenous peoples and other northerners through education, mobility and shared knowledge. portal University of the Arctic ... University of the Arctic members There are 110 member institutions of UArctic, 85 of which are educational institutions from the 8 Arctic states Canada 20 , Denmark 3 , Finland 11 , Iceland 2 , Norway ... of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland is a member. Other members include circumpolar indigenous ... of the Arctic governance The University of the Arctic is governed by a structure in which the member ... the activity of the organization. Programs Main University of the Arctic programs Bachelor of Circumpolar ... of the Arctic member institutions to learn about the North, with courses held in the classroom ... government, Arctic engineering, and northern tourism. Special emphasis is given to matters concerning ... based Natural Resource Co management Thematic Network in Arctic Agriculture and Nature Use ... links http www.uarctic.org University of the Arctic http www.uarctic.org orgs2full.aspx?group GOvCouncil&title Council&m 79 Members of the University of the Arctic http www.uarctic.org governance structure os 230507 asosradn RbRaX.pdf.file Governance Structure PDF DEFAULTSORT University Of The Arctic Category University of the Arctic de Universit t der Arktis fi Arktinen yliopisto ru ... more details
The Arctic front is a term used to describe the semipermanent, semi continuous weather front between the cold arctic air mass and the warmer air of the polar cell . It can also be defined as the southern boundary of the Arctic air mass. ref Cite web last Zaitseva first Nina A. title Arctic front work Arctic Climatology and Meteorology Glossary publisher National Snow and Ice Data Center date url http nsidc.org arcticmet glossary arctic front.html format html accessdate 2010 11 14 ref References Reflist Category Atmospheric dynamics Category Environment of the Arctic Category Weather fronts Arctic stub Climate stub de Arktikfront lv Arktisk fronte nl Arctisch front ru ... more details
Image Arctic.svg thumb 300px A map of the Arctic. The Arctic region is circled by the red line. Arctic exploration is the physical exploration of the Arctic region of the Earth . The region that surrounds ... north of the Arctic Circle . Historical records suggest that humankind have explored the northern extremes ... library encyclopedia arctic the.jsp title ARCTIC, THE accessdate 2006 10 19 publisher Columbia University ... Some scholars believe that the first attempts to penetrate the Arctic Circle can be traced to ancient ... Shetland Islands , based on his descriptions and the trade routes of early British sailors, it is possible ... may have been the first Westerner recorded to penetrate the Arctic Circle. Nevertheless, his tales ... , who went off course due to harsh conditions when sailing from Norway to the Faroe Islands . This quickly ... , the Pomors explored the Barents Region , Spitsbergen , and Novaya Zemlya all of which are in the Arctic ... Exploration above the Arctic Circle in the Renaissance was driven by the rediscovery of Classics Classical ... VII , authorizing John Cabot and his sons to explore new lands in the west. A seminal event in Arctic ... the northern route over the top of the globe. File 1606 Mercator Hondius Map of the Arctic First Map ... The Northwest Passage is a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean s through the Arctic ... Canada Canadian Arctic in order to find the passage. Frobisher Bay , which he discovered, is named ... westward. Though he was unable to pass through the icy Arctic waters, he reported to his ... put forward by Russian diplomat Dmitry Gerasimov in 1525. The vast majority of the route lies in Arctic ... these expeditions failed, new coasts and islands were discovered. Citation needed date February 2007 ... in their Arctic worthy Koch boat kochs . In 1648 the most famous of these expeditions, led by Fedot ... gave their current names to Diomede Islands , discovered and first described by Dezhnev. ref Cite ..., including those by John Ross Arctic explorer John Ross , William Edward Parry , James Clark Ross ... more details
Arctic Alaska or Far North Alaska is a region of the United States U.S. U.S. state state of Alaska generally referring to the northern areas on or close to the Arctic Ocean . It commonly includes North Slope Borough, Alaska North Slope Borough , Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska Northwest Arctic Borough , Nome Census Area, Alaska Nome Census Area , Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska Wade Hampton Census Area , and Yukon Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Yukon Koyukuk Census Area . Some notable town s there include Prudhoe Bay, Alaska Prudhoe Bay , Barrow, Alaska Barrow , Kotzebue, Alaska Kotzebue , Nome, Alaska Nome , Hooper Bay, Alaska Hooper Bay , and Galena, Alaska Galena . Most of these communities have no highway s and can only be reached by aircraft or snowmobile in good weather . Originally inhabited by various Eskimo groups living off abundant salmon fishing , modern settlement in Arctic Alaska was driven first by discoveries of gold and later on by the extraction of petroleum . The ecosystem consists largely of tundra covering mountain range s and coastal plain s which are home to bears , wolves , sheep , oxen , reindeer , and numerous species of birds , indeed the north coast has been defined as the Arctic coastal tundra ecoregion. Arctic Alaska is also the location of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge , Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve , and the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska . The Arctic experiences midnight sun in the summer and polar night in the winter. See also U.S. Arctic Research Commission External links http www.dced.state.ak.us oed student info learn region.htm Regions of Alaska, including description of Far North Alaska Alaska Arctic topics Alaska geo stub coord 70 154 region US AK display title Category Regions of Alaska Category Regions of the Arctic Category Tourism regions of Alaska pt Extremo Norte do Alasca simple Arctic Alaska ... more details
Taxobox image Erdisa.jpg image caption Museum specimens. Sir Charles Langham, 13th Baronet Langham collection. Ulster Museum . regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Nymphalidae genus Erebia species Arctic Ringlet binomial Erebia disa binomial authority Carl Peter Thunberg Thunberg , 1791 The Arctic Ringlet Erebia disa is a member of the Satyrinae subfamily of Nymphalidae . It is associated with wet muskeg and bogs in subarctic and arctic climates, and is often found near the tree line . The larva winters twice. It is found in Arctic Europe, Sajan, Irkutsk, Yakutsk, Yablonoi and Arctic North America. External links http www.cbif.gc.ca spp pages butterflies species DisaAlpine e.php CBIF Disa Alpine Canadian site Category Erebia Category Fauna of the Arctic Category Butterflies and moths of North America Satyrinae stub fr Moir bor al no Disas ringvinge fi Kairanokiperhonen ... more details
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