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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Yupiit culturalRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
ICC regionServed Arctic region
subject surface form: Inuit Circumpolar Council
this entity surface form: Arctic
Honningsvåg locatedIn Arctic region
WSC region Arctic region
subject surface form: West Spitsbergen Current
this entity surface form: European Arctic
Sámi parliaments operatesIn Arctic region
lower Yenisei River locatedIn Arctic region
lower Yenisei River partOf Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Dudinka district locatedIn Arctic region
Dudinka district locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Port of Churchill locatedInRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Kola Bay belongsTo Arctic region
Khibiny Mountains partOf Arctic region
Barents Sea coast locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
White Sea coast partOf Arctic region
Murmansk Railway climateZone Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Arctic Circle Monument region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Polar Bear Society museum hasTheme Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Alta Municipality locatedIn Arctic region
Sami flag culturalRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Hurtigruten AS operatesInRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Ishavskatedralen locatedIn Arctic region
Anzhu Islands locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Gydansky Nature Reserve locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic
Thule Tracking Station environment Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Karasjok locatedIn Arctic region
Dene languages region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean settingLocation Arctic region
this entity surface form: Canadian Arctic
Arctic interior of North America partOf Arctic region
this entity surface form: North American Arctic
Yana-Indigirka Lowland region partOf Arctic region
subject surface form: Yana-Indigirka Lowland
Kanin Nos Cape locatedIn Arctic region
Apatity locatedIn Arctic region
Monchegorsk locatedIn Arctic region
Naryan-Mar locatedIn Arctic region
Naryan-Mar locatedInHistoricalRegion Arctic region
this entity surface form: European Arctic
Naryan-Mar partOf Arctic region
this entity surface form: Russian Arctic zone
Zapolyarnoye gas field locatedIn Arctic region
High Arctic Large Igneous Province locatedIn Arctic region
this entity surface form: Eurasian Arctic
Verkhoyansky District locatedIn Arctic region
Yamburg gas field climate Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Yup’ik people culturalArea Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Altaelva locatedIn Arctic region
Tysfjord–Hellemobotn landscape protection area regionType Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Kuururjuaq National Park region Arctic region
this entity surface form: Arctic
Polyarny locatedInRegion Arctic region
Hansnes locatedIn Arctic region
Andørja locatedIn Arctic region