The Arctic Regions Of The North And North Poles

Arctic tundra can be found circling the North Pole and reaching far enough south to reach the coniferous forests of the taiga. The arctic tundra is most known for its cold, dessert-like conditions. It experiences

The tundra, which comes from the Finnish word, tunturi, which means treeless, is the coldest terrestrial biome known to biologists (University of California Museum of Paleontology). Located in the northern hemisphere, between 55° and 70° North, the Tundra covers about 20% of Earth’s surface (S). Although tundras can be found in many of the continents, most notably, the Northern Alaska, Canada and Greenland Tundra and the Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands stand out the most (Gardella). They are all large tourists attractions disply nature’s ability to thrive in the harshest environments. Winters in the tundra have an average temperature of -30° F, due to its high altitude. However, the average temperatures in the tundra during

The north pole on the globe map is still located at 90°N and 0°W, but it is simply a single dot on the map since the globe is a sphere.

The flat treeless lands that forms a ring around the Arctic Ocean are known as Tundra. The climate sub region is also called as Tundra. It is exclusively located in the Northern Hemisphere. The fall of precipitation is very less here and is usually less than 15 inches per year. This land has permafrost that is the subsoil is constantly frozen. In the summer that lasts for only a few weeks and the temperature may reach slightly above 40O

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and most inhospitable continent on Earth. Yet it is yields some 90 percent of the Earth most precious natural resource: water. But behind this pristine exterior, Antarctica is fighting a losing battle. New data suggests that the continent as a whole is warming at an alarming rate. According to recent studies gathered from Nature Magazine, the western half of the continent is warming five times faster than any other place

Antarctica has one of the only two polar ice caps on the planet Earth. It is called the Antarctic ice sheet and it covers about 98% of the Antarctic continent. Wikipedia says this is the largest ice mass on Earth; it covers about 5.4 million square miles, and is

What is the federal government’s strategy to support its claims to sovereignty in the high Arctic?

On February 7, 2012 Russian scientist discovered a “golden-like swastika” in an Arctic ancient lake that hasn’t been touched, in what they believe, 20 million years. As the old conspiracies of German activity in the South Pole returns, with a vengeance, citizens spark fear across the country of Russia. Little is known about the vast frozen tundra that resides in the far south, for Antarctica is a place of mystery and wonder.

Imagine that you're in a place that’s alluring and unique. There are animals prancing around everywhere on a ground that covers layers of frozen water. The Project that I have chosen to take on the habitat and ecosystem called the Alaskan Arctic Tundra. The tundra has an extremely cold climate with a simple vegetation structure. Even though I chose the Alaskan Arctic Tundra, there are other places that are also tundras like in Siberia, Canada, and even a tiny part of Colorado. The geography of it has a variety of plants even though there is a permanent layer of permafrost.

One man's trash is another man's treasure as the old adage goes, but what about when one man's trash is another species pandemic. Pollution has been plaguing humans for centuries, and as a result, the accumulation of this garbage has begun to significantly affect populations other than human beings. A striking example of this is found in Arctic Polar bear populations which as of recently are beginning to display some eerie side effects. Most individuals tend not to think about where their trash goes the second it leaves their hands, but it has to go somewhere. This somewhere is often times the ocean where the trash congregates and migrates around the world where it is consumed by the various species which dwell in its depths. The concentration of these toxins builds slowly within the various species that are exposed to it. Consequently, these concentrations increase as one moves up the food web, and at the top of the Arctic food web sits the beloved polar bear which bears the brunt of these ever increasing concentrations expressed through various health complications.

Antarctica is not techanicaly in the arctic circle but is considered tundra because of how harsh the cold tempatures are.

Antarctica is a cold, frozen, and mostly empty land found at the South Pole of the earth. Humans go there mostly for research and occasional tourism, though it's incredibly inhospitable, especially in the colder months. Due to the harsh environment, it remains the last true wilderness on earth and is protected by an international agreement called the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. In this Treaty, world leaders agreed that everywhere south of 60° south latitude would remain unclaimable by any country.

subarctic north (very cold and snowy) the majority of the population inhabits the south. The

The tundra is a biome that is located in the Northern Hemisphere of the world. It circles the North Pole and

Antarctica, the southernmost continent and site of the South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered land mass. Since first being sighted during a Russian voyage in 1820, Antarctica has remained completely devoid of civilian settlements for over a century due to its unwelcoming and virtually inhospitable climate. At the time of its discovery 98% of the continent was blanketed by dense continental ice sheets. Little has changed as time has passed, and with temperatures recorded as low as negative 130 degrees Fahrenheit, winds up to 200 miles an hour, and an average precipitation of only 6.5 inches annually, Antarctica remains the harshest continent on Earth