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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Kivalina climate Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Siberian continental shelf partOf Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic continental shelf
Chukchi people climateZone Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Flag of Greenland associatedWith Arctic region
Point Barrow region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Frozen Planet II filmingTookPlaceIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Foxe Basin locatedIn Arctic region
John Davis exploredRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium hasExhibit Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic Tundra
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Severnaya Zemlya
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago partOf Arctic region
subject surface form: Severnaya Zemlya
this entity surface form: High Arctic
Dalton Highway regionType Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Atlantic Flyway extendsFrom Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic Canada
Winter setting Arctic region
subject surface form: Winter (Frozen Planet)
this entity surface form: Arctic
On Thin Ice focusesOn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Taymyr Peninsula locatedIn Arctic region
Taymyr Peninsula locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Longyearbyen locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Svalbard Treaty region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Svalbard Airport, Longyear locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
University Centre in Svalbard locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Inuit languages spokenIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic regions
ENJA locatedInRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park region Arctic region
this entity surface form: High Arctic
Norwegian Polar Institute operatesIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Arctic gallery focusesOn Arctic region
Franz Josef Land locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: High Arctic
Nordenskiöld Archipelago partOf Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Nordenskiöld Archipelago locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: High Arctic
Nordenskiöld Archipelago belongsTo Arctic region
Pechenga geopoliticalRegion Arctic region
Pechenga partOf Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
United States–Canada environmental cooperation geographicScope Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic and sub-Arctic regions
Sannikov Strait locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Amundsen Gulf locatedIn Arctic region
Polar Bears nativeTo Arctic region
subject surface form: Polar bear
this entity surface form: Arctic
De Long Mountains locatedIn Arctic region
Kara Strait isInRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: European Arctic
Yugorsky Strait region Arctic region
this entity surface form: European Arctic
pink-footed goose breedingHabitat Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic tundra
Liinahamari locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Nordenskiöld Land National Park locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Barentsøya belongsTo Arctic region
this entity surface form: High Arctic region
Newtontoppen locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Newtontoppen climate Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Ny-Ålesund research station locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic