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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Central Siberian Yupik culturalArea Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Varangerfjorden locatedIn Arctic region
Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship program geographicFocus Arctic region
this entity surface form: Canadian Arctic
Gryllefjord locatedIn Arctic region
Padjelanta National Park locatedIn Arctic region
Gimsøya hasLandscape Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Sennevika locatedIn Arctic region
Sennevika hasLandscapeType Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Sachs Harbour locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Canadian Arctic
Transglobe Expedition traversedRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Gulf of Ob climateZone Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Andøya partOf Arctic region
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Sebastian Copeland hasNotableRegionOfActivity Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Samoyed territories climate Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
St. Lawrence Island Yupik culturalArea Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Ernst Krenkel workLocation Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
North Pole-1 drifting station launchedFrom Arctic region
this entity surface form: North Pole region
IBCAO region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Arctic Passage theme Arctic region
Subarctic region southOf Arctic region
Helmer Hanssen workLocation Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Peder Ristvedt placeOfActivity Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm continentOfActivity Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
De Long Islands locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
European explorers exploredRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Inuvialuit language region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
John placeOfDeath Arctic region
subject surface form: John Franklin
this entity surface form: Arctic Ocean region
Indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East environment Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Coppermine expedition hasCoordinateSystem Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic region of North America
Two Lovers and a Bear setting Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Disko Bay, Greenland locatedIn Arctic region
subject surface form: Disko Bay
Beechey Island locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Canadian Arctic
Godfred Hansen placeOfActivity Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration mainRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Joint Task Force North operatesIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Canadian Arctic
Northwest Coast of Alaska partOf Arctic region
White Wilderness setting Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Old Crow partOf Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic region of Canada
Venetie locatedInRegion Arctic region
European route E12 traverses Arctic region
Bovanenkovo gas field locatedIn Arctic region
Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Sabetta locatedIn Arctic region
Yamal LNG locatedIn Arctic region
European route E69 locatedIn Arctic region
Alaska National Guard operatesIn Arctic region