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.

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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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Lebesby hasCharacteristic Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Børselv locatedIn Arctic region
Dorset culture region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Arctic small tool tradition hasRegion Arctic region
subject surface form: Arctic Small Tool tradition
this entity surface form: North American Arctic
Arctic small tool tradition hasRegion Arctic region
subject surface form: Arctic Small Tool tradition
this entity surface form: Canadian Arctic
Neo-Thule hasRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: High Arctic
Tursujuq National Park locatedIn Arctic region
Chukotsky District climate Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Pusa distribution Arctic region
subject surface form: Pusa hispida
this entity surface form: Arctic and subarctic regions
Man and the Polar Regions focusesOn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Stabbursdalen National Park hasCoordinateRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Faddeyevsky Island climate Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Finnmark locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Operation IceBridge location Arctic region
Greenland Home Rule Act region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
King Christian IX Land locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
King Christian IX Land partOf Arctic region
Watkins Range highestPointOf Arctic region
subject surface form: Gunnbjørn Fjeld
this entity surface form: Arctic
Ebbe Munck workLocation Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Tasiilaq locatedIn Arctic region
Scoresby Sund region (partly) locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Scoresby Sund region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Mestersvig area region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Wandel Sea coast ecoregion Arctic region
this entity surface form: High Arctic
Barnacle goose nativeTo Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Ittoqqortoormiit (outside park) environment Arctic region
subject surface form: Ittoqqortoormiit
this entity surface form: Arctic
Independence Fjord region locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Nordland county partOf Arctic region
subject surface form: Nordland
Ross's goose breedsIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Sørreisa regionType Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Arctic desert locatedIn Arctic region
Greenland by Nares Strait locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
United States Range locatedIn Arctic region
Kraken Range locatedIn Arctic region
Alert locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Eureka locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Eureka, Nunavut
this entity surface form: Arctic
West Greenland Time region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
University of Greenland regionServed Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Greenland National Theatre operatesIn Arctic region
B-67 Nuuk region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Nuuk IL region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Anders Olsen regionOfActivity Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Gunnbjørn Fjeldt isHighestPointOf Arctic region
subject surface form: Gunnbjørn Fjeld
this entity surface form: Arctic
Gunnbjørn Fjeldt locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Gunnbjørn Fjeld
North-East Atlantic Ocean borders Arctic region
Skjervøy locatedIn Arctic region
Rolløya partOf Arctic region
Far North locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
king crab safaris typicalLocation Arctic region
Ignaluk locatedIn Arctic region