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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]

  2. Jul 2, 2024 · Arctic, northernmost region of Earth, centred 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 arktos (“bear”), referring to the northern constellation of the Bear.

  3. Oct 19, 2023 · 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

  4. Everyone agrees that The Arctic is the northernmost region of Earth, surrounding the North Pole. But, how far south does this region extend? Is it the area north of the Arctic Circle? Or, does something else mark its boundary?

  5. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) provides science-based conservation and management of important Arctic living marine resources and their habitats: productive and sustainable fisheries, safe sources of seafood, recovery and conservation of protected resources, and healthy ecosystems.

  6. Overview. The Arctic and Antarctic are sometimes referred to as the Earth’s iceboxes, helping cool the planet and shaping jet streams and hence weather patterns. Warming in the Arctic influences conditions elsewhere around the globe—what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic.

  7. 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.

  8. Mar 5, 2019 · "Majestic and still largely uncharted, the Arctic is fast becoming a hub of human activity, scientific exploration and immense economic promise. Its increasing accessibility is driving our nation and others to take a closer look at this emerging ocean frontier.

  9. Jul 15, 2019 · Wildlife in the Arctic are particularly adapted for the climate and environment. Some adaptations include extra insulation to stay warm (such as the muskox), white coloring to blend in (like Arctic fox, Dall’s sheep, and polar bears), and feet that are adept at walking on the spongy tundra, across slippery ice, and swimming, as conditions ...

  10. The Arctic is a region like no other in the world and it’s warming twice as fast, bringing with it rapid change impacting life on land and at sea. About 4 million people live in the Arctic, spread out over eight countries, including the United States.

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