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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 and extreme conditions. Life in the Arctic includes zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies. [3]
Arctic, northernmost region of Earth, centered on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and animal life, and other physical features. The term is derived from the Greek word arktos (‘bear’), referring to the northern constellation of the Bear.
The Arctic is the northernmost region of Earth. Most scientists define the Arctic as the area within the Arctic Circle, a line of latitude about 66.5° north of the Equator. Within this circle are the Arctic ocean basin and the northern parts of Scandinavia, Russia, Canada, Greenland, and the U.S
The Arctic has four of the world’s 10 major fisheries, including salmon and pollock, along with a substantial amount of community-based and subsistence fishing. Access to fishing is a significant opportunity for Arctic peoples but climate change and the world’s growing appetite for fish creates new stresses on the ocean.
Technically speaking the Arctic is the area above 66 degrees and 30 minutes North latitude, and while parts near the North Pole are mostly ice, and endure many months through the years without daylight or nightfall, several cities with more than 30,000 people can also be found in the region. The Arctic landscape ranges from cold and dry deserts ...
The Arctic is a frozen ocean surrounded by land that has been covered in ice year-round for the last 5,500 years. Its diverse landscapes—from sea ice to coastal wetlands, tundra, mountains, wide rivers and the sea itself—support abundant wildlife, including emblematic species like the polar bear, bowhead whale and narwhal.
Arctic "report card" points to rapid and dramatic impacts of climate change. Large icebergs and smaller pieces of ice melt in the ocean waters near Ilulissat, Greenland on Sept. 7, 2023. The ...
In the absence of stronger climate policies, oil and gas production in the Arctic region is expected to continue to rise until at least the late 2030s or early 2040s. WWF advocates against new offshore oil and gas projects, and for existing ones to be phased out. We work to minimize the impact of the extractive sectors and linear infrastructure ...
The Arctic was once covered with a formidable mass of ice that posed a steep challenge to shipping. Now, as the Arctic Ocean warms and opens up, the race to control it is creating what some are ...
The Arctic region, also known as the Arctic Circle, is a vast and unique area that is located in the northernmost part of the Earth. It is a polar zone that covers a wide range of landmasses, including parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway, and the United States. The Arctic Ocean, which is the smallest and shallowest of the world's oceans ...
The Arctic, according to Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984, can be defined as all the lands and waters above the black line. Map Modified from Williams, D.M., and Richmond, C.L., 2021 NOAA's diverse activities in the Arctic provides science, service, and stewardship that supports people and commerce.
On the cutting-edge. With many partners, NOAA is on the cutting-edge of monitoring Arctic conditions, pioneering innovative technologies, and creatively collecting data and other scientific information vital to shaping sound Arctic policy and stewardship. In this story map, you’ll see how NOAA is tackling exciting new opportunities along with ...
The Arctic is a region of extremes: extreme cold, extreme seasonal changes in daylight, and extreme winds. It sits at the top of world, covered in sea ice—a seemingly unwelcome place for life. Yet the Arctic is actually teeming with wildlife, from large mammals like walruses and polar bears to birds, fish, small plants, and even tiny ocean ...
Arctic facts. 1. The Arctic is located at the northernmost part of our planet. Scientists usually define the Arctic as the area above the ‘Arctic Circle’ — an imaginary line that circles around the top of the globe. 2. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, the USA, Greenland, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland.
The Arctic Ocean is like no other ocean on Earth, and because of its special location and climate, the lands that surround it are unique. A common boundary used to define the Arctic is the region above the Arctic Circle, an imaginary line that circles the globe at approximately 66° 33' N (dashed blue circle in the map above).
The Arctic is a region of the planet, north of the Arctic Circle, and includes the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Baffin Island, other smaller northern islands, and the far northern parts of Europe, Russia (Siberia), Alaska and Canada. The Arctic Circle, incidentally, is an imaginary line located at 66º, 30'N latitude, and as a guide defines the ...
Arctic Ocean, smallest of the world’s oceans, centring approximately on the North Pole.The Arctic Ocean and its marginal seas—the Chukchi, East Siberian, Laptev, Kara, Barents, White, Greenland, and Beaufort and, according to some oceanographers, also the Bering and Norwegian—are the least-known basins and bodies of water in the world ocean as a result of their remoteness, hostile ...
The Arctic is the northernmost region of Earth. It is a fascinating natural and cultural landscape adapted to extreme conditions. Alaska has the only Arctic parks in the National Park System, and together, those parks make up more than a quarter of the total amount of land managed by the National Park Service. The boundary of the Arctic is the ...
The Arctic is warming far more quickly than anywhere else on the planet. Temperatures climbed nearly 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 Celsius) in the past decade alone. At the current rate of greenhouse ...
WWF launches an online report mapping Arctic whale migrations amid increasing threats to their migration routes, known as blue corridors. Arctic blue corridors, Beluga, Bowhead whale, Narwhal. Visit the newsroom.