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
Russian Arcticislands De Long Islands Bennett Island Henrietta Island Jeannette Island Vilkitsky ... Islands in Severnaya Zemlya Bolshoy Island Maly Taymyr Island Sedov Archipelago Srednij Golomyannyj Domashnij Figurnyj Vostochnyj Smaojlovich Vostothny Island Solovetsky 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 fr Liste des les de l oc an ...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 Alekseev ya ... 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 ... 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 ... km2 sqmi abbr on References 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 ... region RU type landmark display title Category Islands of the Arctic Ocean Category Islands of Russia ... in the west to the Chukchi Peninsula in the east. ref name Od http www.oceandots.com arctic new siberian ..., Ostrov Sibiryakova , about convert 846 km2 sqmi abbr on Arkticheskiy Institut Islands , ... TSIK Islands , , Ostrova Izvetsij TSIK , about convert 102 km2 sqmi abbr on Vize ..., Arkhipelag Nordenshel da , about convert 50 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 Lafetnyye ... km2 sqmi abbr on New Siberian Islands , Novosibirskiye Ostrova , about convert 36290 km2 sqmi abbr on Anzhu Islands O , Ostrova Anzjoe , about convert 29900 km2 sqmi abbr on De Long Islands , Ostrova De Longa , about convert 228 km2 sqmi abbr on Lyakhovsky Islands , Ostrova Lyakhovskiye , about convert 6100 km2 sqmi abbr on Medvyezhi Islands , Medvyezhi ostrova , about convert 65 km2 sqmi abbr on Ayon Island ... more details
. The eight Arctic nations USA, Canada, Denmark Greenland & The Faroe Islands , Iceland, Norway ... Canada Provinces and territories of Canada Territory Russian Arcticislands Russia Islands Lapland ...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 ... most part of the Earth . The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada , Russia , Greenland , Norway , United States , Sweden , Finland , and Iceland . The Arctic region consists of a vast ... of the Arctic Circle 66 33 N , the approximate limit of the midnight sun and the polar night . Alternatively ... at the boundary of this region. ref http dictionary.reference.com browse arcticarctic. Dictionary.com ..., 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 ... name Serreze, Mc Holland, Mm Stroeve, J 2007 1533 6 ref name link5 Life in the Arctic includes organisms ... Organisms that thrive in Arctic sea ice. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ..., plants and human 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 ... Ursa Major date accessdate 2010 11 10 ref Climate Main Climate of the Arctic The Arctic s climate is characterized by cold winters and cool summers. Precipitation mostly comes in the form of snow. The Arctic ... C 0 . Coastal Arctic climates are moderated by oceanic influences, having generally warmer temperatures ... 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
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A nesting Arctic Tern at Farne Islands, Northumberland, England. File Arctic tern chick.jpg thumb Chick ... chick.jpg thumb left An Arctic Tern chick on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, England. Both ... Birds of Canada Tern, Arctic Category Birds of the Faroe Islands Tern, Arctic Category Birds of Western ...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 familia Sternidae ... species search.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 3271&m 0 title Arctic Tern BirdLife Species Factsheet ... Sterna portlandica , Sterna pikei The Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea is a seabird of the tern family ... covering the Arctic and sub Arctic regions of Europe , Asia , and North America as far south as Brittany ... 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 Reuters date 11 January 2010 ref This is by far the longest regular migration by any known animal. The Arctic Tern flies ... for another long southern migration. Arctic Terns are medium sized birds. They have a length of 33 ..., with grey outer webs. The hindcrown to the ear coverts is black. Arctic Terns are long lived birds ... in the southern reaches of its range. Distribution and migration The Arctic Tern has a worldwide ... title Arctic tern accessdate 17 August 2006 ref The Arctic Tern is famous for its migration it flies from its Arctic breeding grounds to the Antarctic and back again each year. This convert 19,000 ... long distance flying abilities involves an Arctic Tern bird ringing ringed as an unfledged chick on the Farne Islands , Northumberland , UK , in the northern summer of 1982, which reached Melbourne , Australia ... title Birds of Nova Scotia Arctic Tern accessdate 22 August 2006 publisher Nova Scotia Museum ... 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 and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago islands , parts of Alaska and northern part of Greenland . Their habitat extends from .... The Arctic Wolf is the only subspecies of the Gray Wolf that still can be found over the whole of its original range, largely because, in their natural habitat, they rarely encounter humans.The Arctic ..., dark winter even the vast majority of Inuit live further south than the Arctic wolf. As a result ... date September 2009 see talk page The Arctic Wolf can withstand the arctic weather, with the help ... darkness for five months per year, and without food for weeks. Arctic Wolves usually travel in packs ... and their pups. The pack works together to feed and care for their pups. Lone Arctic Wolves are young ... to mate. Having found an abandoned territory, a lone Arctic Wolf will claim it by scent ... will move to a den or cave. 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 ... students projects 1996 97 Hillocks96 arctic wolf.html Wolf traits ref Adult wolves have 42 ... 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 exhibit See also ... Due to the Arctic s permafrost soil and the difficulty it always poses for digging dens, Arctic Wolves ... of prey in the Arctic. Pups are born blind and deaf, and weigh about one pound. They are dependent ... http www.cosmosmith.com arctic wolves.html Wolf facts ref References L. David Mech text , Jim Brandenburg ... more details
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 pho.jpg thumb Arctic fox at Svalbard, Norway. Image ArcticFoxesLyd.jpg thumb The arctic fox s seasonal furs, summer top , blue middle ...other uses pp protected expiry 2012 05 02T00 17 19Z small yes pp move indef Taxobox name Arctic fox ref ... range map Cypron Range Vulpes lagopus.svg range map caption Arctic fox range synonyms Alopex lagopus br Canis lagopus The arctic fox Vulpes lagopus , ref name iucn formerly known as Alopex lagopus , also known as the white fox , polar fox or snow fox , is a small fox native to Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and is common throughout the Tundra Arctic tundra Arctic tundra biome . The Greek ... 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 on the planet. Among its adaptation s for cold ... 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 has such keen hearing that it can precisely ... animal facts mammals arctic fox.html Arctic Fox Alopex lagopus ref Reproduction The arctic fox tends ... of fur also changes color when summer arrives, but in winter it is white. Diet The arctic fox ... day. During April and May the arctic fox also preys on ringed seal pups when the young animals are confined ... The natural history of an Arctic oil field development and the biota url http books.google.com ... isbn 978 0 12 701235 3 pages 160 163 ref If there is an overabundance 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 ... the arctic fox itself. Size The average length is convert 85.3 cm abbr on , with a range of convert ... 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 Canada ... largest island. While there are no permanent settlements on this Canadian Arcticislands Canadian Arctic ... Cordillera and ArcticIslands An Aerial Reconnaissance . Ottawa 24th International Geological Congress ...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 ... Island , Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island, Bylot Island and Labrador, the Arctic Cordillera Ecozone ... FG Geography Regions 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 ... cmc archeo oracles eskimos 12.htm author Civilization.ca title Arctic History ref Axel Heiberg ... more details
and small islands, except Greenland, on the Canadian side of the Arctic, and the waters between them ... islands receive similar amounts, with a similar annual cycle, to the central Arctic Basin. Over ...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 ... 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 ... more details
Arctic College is the name of several educational institutions Nunavut Arctic College . Arctic College is a former name of Aurora College . school disambiguation ... 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
Dablink For the family of Sniper Rifles, see Accuracy International Arctic Warfare Refimprove date September 2009 Campaignbox Arctic 1941 1944 history of war 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 Image Soviet Offensive Moscow December 1941.jpg thumb left Soviet Offensive in the Battle of Moscow , December 1941 File Finn ski ... of islands, it was usually safe from invasion, but in January 1658, most of the Danish waters ... to the land Islands and, by 19 March 1809, reached the Swedish shore within 70 km from the Swedish ... 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 File Cold Response ... Perhaps three of the most prominent nations to continuously practice arctic warfare in peacetime ... personal 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 150px A WW2 NKL 26 armoured aerosani Arctic warfare is very dependent on equipment. For survival ... , tents with sleeping bag s, heater s and fuel. Weapons can be fitted with an arctic trigger ... in arctic conditions, such as the Sisu Nasu , BvS 10 , M29 Weasel or Aerosani . See also Ski warfare ... Arctic survival winter survival Mountain warfare Russian Winter References http www cgsc.army.mil carl ... 1946 url http www.history.army.mil 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 ... 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
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
Refimprove date January 2009 Infobox university name University of the Arctic native name image name ... www.uarctic.org The University of the Arctic UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Arctic circle circumpolar region , consisting of universities , colleges and other organizations 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. ref cite web url http ... of the Arctic accessdate January 8, 2012 ref The overall goal of the University of the Arctic ...?m 73 title Mission Statement publisher University of the Arctic date February 15, 2006 accessdate January 8, 2012 ref portal University of the Arctic History Image slandsklukkan vi ... institutions Main University of the Arctic members There are 136 member institutions of UArctic, 85 of which are educational institutions from the 8 Arctic states Canada 20 , Denmark 3 , Finland 11 , Iceland ..., the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland is a member. ref cite web url http www.uarctic.org memberslist.aspx?m 589 title Members List publisher University of the Arctic accessdate .... Organization, governance, and administration Main University of the Arctic governance The University of the Arctic is governed by a structure in which the member institutions are represented .... Funding The member organizations contribute resources to the University of the Arctic. Some of the countries ... Kansainv linen Arktinen yliopisto juhlii avajaisia 12. kes kuuta publisher University of the Arctic date June 6, 2006 format PDF language Finnish trans title The International University of the Arctic celebrates its launch June 12 ref ref cite news title Feds cut funding to University of the Arctic ... Fee publisher University of the Arctic accessdate January 8, 2012 ref Programs Bachelor of Circumpolar ... more details
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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 . It refers to the historical period during which mankind has explored the region north of the Arctic Circle . Historical records ... tin. ref name columbia Cite web url http www.questia.com library encyclopedia arctic the.jsp title ARCTIC ... to penetrate the Arctic Circle can be traced to ancient Greece and the sailor Pytheas, a contemporary ... of Thule was the Norway Norwegian coast or the Shetland Shetland Islands , based on his descriptions ... to penetrate the Arctic Circle. Nevertheless, his tales were regarded as fantasy by later Greek and Ancient ... when sailing from Norway to the Faroe Islands . This quickly led to a wave of colonization. Citation ... , Spitsbergen , and Novaya Zemlya all of which are in the Arctic Circle. They also explored north by boat ... Sea Route. Age of Discovery See also Age of Discovery Exploration above the Arctic Circle in the Renaissance ... to explore new lands in the west. A seminal event in Arctic exploration occurred in 1409, when Ptolemy .... File 1606 Mercator Hondius Map of the Arctic First Map of the North Pole Geographicus NorthPole mercator ... connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean s through the Arctic Ocean. Since the discovery of the Americas .... In 1576 1578, he took three trips to what is now the Northern Canada Canadian Arctic in order to find ... to pass through the icy Arctic waters, he reported to his sponsors that the passage they sought is a matter ... in 1525. The vast majority of the route lies in Arctic waters and parts are only free of ice ... for an alternative seaway to China and India. Although these expeditions failed, new coasts and islands ... by Siberian Cossacks, sailing from one river mouth to another in their Arctic worthy Koch boat kochs ... that now bears his name Bering Strait . It was Bering who gave their current names to Diomede Islands ... were explored separately by a number of different expeditions, including those by John Ross Arctic ... more details
Image Airmassesorigin.gif 300px thumb right Different air masses which affect North America, as well as other continents, tend to be separated by frontal boundaries. In this illustration, the Arctic front separates Arctic from Polar air masses, while the Polar front separates Polar air from warm air masses. cA is continental arctic cP is continental polar mP is maritime polar cT is continental tropic and mT is maritime tropic. 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 accessdate 2010 11 14 ref Mesoscale cyclones known as Polar low s can form along the arctic front in the wake of extratropical cyclone s. Arctic air masses in their wake are shallow with a deep layer of stable air above the shallow cold cool. ref cite book url http books.google.com books?id tBa1DWYoDIC&pg PA167&lpg PA167&dq arctic front formation weather book&source bl&ots Il EQqptoo&sig xF2QczKHzcYwLCSD6rAq 0Le Yw&hl en&sa X&ei EgRIT5GoFuf50gH38qSADw&ved 0CEsQ6AEwBQ v onepage&q arctic 20front 20formation 20weather 20book&f false pages 163 172 title Polar lows mesoscale weather systems in the polar regions author Erik A. Rasmussen and John Turner year 2003 accessdate 2012 02 24 publisher Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521624305 ref References Reflist 2 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
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 , and is sometimes taken to include parts of the 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 , 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 hunting, whaling, or 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
Unreferenced date December 2009 An Arctic alpine taxon is one whose natural range biology distribution includes the Arctic and more southerly mountain ranges, particularly the Alps . The presence of identical or similar taxa in both the tundra of the far north, and high mountain range s much further south is testament to the similar environmental conditions found in the two locations. It is often assumed that an organism which currently has an arctic alpine distribution was, during colder periods of the History of Earth Earth s history such as during the Pleistocene glaciation s , widespread across the area between the arctic and the Alps. This is known from pollen records to be true for Dryas octopetala , for instance. In other cases, the disjunct distribution may be the result of long distance dispersal. Examples Examples of Arctic alpine plants include Dryas octopetala Twinflower Linnaea borealis Lloydia serotina Loiseleuria procumbens Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia Saxifraga stellaris Category Ecology terminology Category Alpine flora Category Arctic flora Category Habitats Category Montane ecology Category Flora of the Alps cy Planhigyn Arctig Alpaidd fi Arktis alpiininen laji ... 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 nl Noordse erebia no Disas ringvinge fi Kairanokiperhonen ... more details
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