Arctic region
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The Arctic region is the Earth's northernmost polar area, characterized by extreme cold, sea ice, tundra landscapes, and unique ecosystems adapted to long periods of darkness and light.
All labels observed (37)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecosystem
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ polar region ⓘ |
| affectedBy | climate change ⓘ |
| borderedBy | subarctic region ⓘ |
| definedBy |
10 °C July isotherm
ⓘ
Arctic Circle ⓘ |
| experiences |
rapid warming
ⓘ
sea ice loss ⓘ |
| governedBy | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extreme cold
ⓘ
long periods of darkness ⓘ long periods of daylight ⓘ sea ice ⓘ tundra landscapes ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
Arctic tundra
ⓘ
polar desert ⓘ sea ice ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
midnight sun
ⓘ
pack ice ⓘ permafrost ⓘ polar night ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousGroup |
Inuit
ⓘ
Nenets ⓘ Sámi ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
fisheries
ⓘ
minerals ⓘ natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
climate science
ⓘ
glaciology ⓘ marine biology ⓘ |
| includes |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ parts of Canada ⓘ parts of Finland ⓘ parts of Greenland ⓘ parts of Norway ⓘ parts of Russia ⓘ parts of Sweden ⓘ parts of the United States (Alaska) ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Arctic foxes
ⓘ
indigenous peoples ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ polar bears ⓘ seals ⓘ walruses ⓘ whales ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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North Pole
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North Pole
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Arctic Canada
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Arctic
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Arctic
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Arctic
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North American Arctic
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Arctic
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Russian Arctic coast
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Russian Arctic seas
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Arctic
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High Arctic
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Arctic
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Eurasian Arctic
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Canadian Arctic
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Arctic
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Arctic regions
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Circumpolar Arctic
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Arctic tundra
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Eurasian Arctic
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Arctic
subject surface form:
Marie Tharp Ridge