Arctic

Arctic

The Arctic is a polar region located at the northern-most part of the Earth consisting of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost. The Arctic region holds one of the largest deposits of nature resources on Earth.

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Field

Places; Arctic

A sheet of ice generally of great thickness, and of too great extent to be seen over from a ship's masthead.

Cache

Places; Arctic

Literally a hiding place. The places of deposit of provision in Arctic travel are so called.

Fiord

Places; Arctic

An abrupt opening in the coast-line admitting the sea.

Brash

Places; Arctic

Ice broken up into small fragments.

Arctic small tool tradition (AST)

Places; Arctic

Arctic small tool tradition refers to the earliest inhabitants of North America's central and eastern Arctic region around 2500 BC. AST consisted of several Paleo-Eskimo cultures, including the ...

Arctic Council

Places; Arctic

An International organisation that manages the environmental regulations and treaties of the Arctic region on consensus basis. The council includes the eight Arctic nations: Canada, Denmark ...

Tundra

Places; Arctic

A treeless, level or gently rolling plain of the arctic region. It has a marshy surface where mosses, lichens and low shrubs grow with mucky soil and permafrost underneath.