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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Severomorsk-2 air base locatedIn Arctic region
Bilibinsky District locatedIn Arctic region
Kobuk Valley National Park locatedIn Arctic region
Atigun River locatedIn Arctic region
Foxe Channel locatedIn Arctic region
Chaunsky District locatedIn Arctic region
Hutton Peninsula islands locatedIn Arctic region
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport locatedIn Arctic region
Arctic basins locatedIn Arctic region
Upper Taymyra River locatedIn Arctic region
Håkøya, Norway locatedIn Arctic region
Western Arctic caribou herd locatedIn Arctic region
Bear Island locatedIn Arctic region
Chukchi Sea Unit locatedIn Arctic region
Arctic Unit locatedIn Arctic region
Pechengsky District locatedIn Arctic region
Arctic Mediterranean locatedIn Arctic region
Inuvik Region locatedIn Arctic region
Bur River locatedIn Arctic region
Saskylakh locatedIn Arctic region
Lenin statue locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Lenin statue (Barentsburg)
Taz Estuary locatedIn Arctic region
Kong Oscar Fjord locatedIn Arctic region
Kallur Lighthouse locatedIn Arctic region
Andréeneset locatedIn Arctic region
Kapp Annenkov locatedIn Arctic region
Greenland and Iceland locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Greenland
"Polar Wolf" (Severny Volk) locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Polar Wolf
Yamalo-Nenets locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Magnetic North Pole locatedIn Arctic region
Rombak Bridge locatedIn Arctic region
Karalveem River locatedIn Arctic region
Kiana, Alaska locatedIn Arctic region
Distant Early Warning Line radars (in part) locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Distant Early Warning Line radars
Kugururok River locatedIn Arctic region
Penny Ice Cap locatedIn Arctic region
Innuitian orogeny locatedIn Arctic region
Tarko-Sale locatedIn Arctic region
Kangiqsualujjuaq locatedIn Arctic region
Arnaud River locatedIn Arctic region
Novorybnaya locatedIn Arctic region
Nadymsky District locatedIn Arctic region
Vardøya island locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Vardøya
Vardøhus Fortress locatedIn Arctic region
Vardø Municipality locatedIn Arctic region