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Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic

The Arctic is the area around the Earth's North Pole. The Arctic includes parts of Russia, Alaska (United States), Canada, Greenland (a territory of Denmark), Iceland, and Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, and Finland), as well as the Arctic Ocean. There are numerous definitions for the Arctic region. The boundary is generally considered to be north of the Arctic Circle (66° 33’N), which is the limit of the midnight sun and the polar night. Other definitions are based on climate and ecology, such as the 10°C (50°F) July isother ...

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Arctic: Encyclopedia II - Arctic - The changing Arctic Along with increasing utilization, it is likely that in the coming decades, new investments, industry and building an infrastructure as well as the increasing mobility of goods, services, people and capital are to be expected. These will all have an effect on the environment of the region and on the local conditions of the population and indigenous peoples. The above-described global change is expected to have the overwhelmingly large impact in the near future on the diversity of nature and cultures in the arctic and northern regions ...

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Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic Circle

The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. This is the parallel of latitude that (in 2000) runs 66° 33' 39" north of the Equator. Everything north of this circle is known as the Arctic, and the zone just to the south of this circle is the Northern Temperate Zone. The Arctic Circle marks the southern extremity of the polar day of the summer solstice in June and the polar night of the winter solstice in December. Within the Arctic Circle, the arctic Sun is above the horizon for at ...

Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean, located mostly in the north polar region, is the smallest of the world's five oceans, and the shallowest. Even though IHO recognizes it as an ocean, oceanographers may call it the Arctic Mediterranean Sea or simply the Arctic Sea, classifying it as one of the mediterranean seas of the Atlantic Ocean. Arctic Ocean - Geography. The Arctic Ocean occupies a roughly circular basin and covers an area of about 14,090,000 km² (5,440,000 mi²), slightly less than 1.5 times the size o ...

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Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic Fox

The Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus or Vulpes lagopus) is a small fox native to cold Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Although some authorities have suggested placing them in the genus Vulpes, they have long been considered the sole member of the genus Alopex. Arctic Fox - Habits. Arctic Foxes eat a wide variety of things, including lemmings, Arctic Hare, birds and their eggs, carrion, and plants. The most important of these foods is lemming. A family o ...

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Arctic: Encyclopedia - Canadian Arctic

The Canadian Arctic is a vast region of northern Canada. Technically, the term covers that portion of Canada north of the Arctic Circle. An alternate, more practical definition is that portion north of the tree line (a definition that includes Canada's geographical centre): covering most of Nunavut, and the northernmost parts of the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and Labrador. A political definition, referred to as The North or Northern Canada, consists of Canada's three territorie ...

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Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic Roll

An Arctic Roll is a British dessert made of ice cream wrapped in sponge cake to form a roll, often with jam between the sponge and the ice cream. It is commonly served in school. Americans do not know this phrase. It comes from jam roll (known in the United States as jelly roll). Other related archivesice cream, jam, jelly roll, sponge cake

Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic warfare

Arctic warfare is a term used to describe conflict that takes place in an exceptionally cold climate. One must note the distinction between alpine and arctic warfare - Arctic war does not always take place in mountanous terrain. Arctic warfare is quite uncommon due to the general lack of resources or development in a cold climate area, but arctic warfare has sometimes occurred on a seasonal basis. An example may be Operation Barbarossa in 1941, where both Russian and German Soldiers had to endure terrible conditions during the ...

Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic Tern

The Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution breeding abundantly in arctic and sub-arctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America as far south as Brittany and Massachusetts. This species is strongly migratory, wintering in the Antarctic. This 19,000 km (12,000 mile) journey ensures that this bird sees more daylight than any other creature on the planet. One particularly spectacular example involved an Arctic Tern ringed as a chick not yet ...

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Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic oscillation

The Arctic oscillation (AO) is the dominant pattern of non-seasonal sea-level pressure (SLP) variations north of 20N, and it is characterized by SLP anomalies of one sign in the Arctic and anomalies of opposite sign centered about 37-45N. The North Atlantic oscillation (NAO) is a close relative of the AO and there exist arguments about whether one or the other is more fundamentally representative of the atmospheres dynamics. ...

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Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic Wolf

The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also called Tundra Wolf, Polar Wolf or White rough Wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family, and a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. Arctic Wolves inhabit the Canadian Arctic and the northern parts of Greenland. Arctic Wolf - Anatomy. Arctic Wolves generally are smaller than Gray Wolves, being about 90 to 150 cm (3 to 5 feet) long including the tail; males are larger than females. Their shoulder heights vary from 65 to 80 cm (25 to 31 inches); Arct ...

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Arctic: Encyclopedia - Canadian Arctic islands

The Canadian Arctic islands make up most of the territory of Nunavut and part of the Northwest Territories. The islands form the northernmost region of North America, but are a remote wilderness far removed from the populated areas of the continent. Ellesmere Island, Victoria Island, and Baffin Island are three of the largest islands in the world. The Arctic islands make up the former Northwest Territories District of Franklin. Other islands in the archipelago are Banks Island, Prince of Wales Island, Devon Island, Prince Patri ...

Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic Service Ribbon

The Arctic Service Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Navy which was established in May 1986. The ribbon is authorized to any member of the U.S. Navy or United States Marines who serve twenty eight or more consecutive days of duty in the Arctic Circle. The ribbon was made retroactive to January 1982 and is also granted to members of other branches of the military, providing they are serving with a Navy or Marine Corps command when the Arctic duty was performed. The United States Coast Guard equivalent of the Ar ...

Arctic: Encyclopedia - Arctic Sea Flotilla

Arctic Sea Flotilla (ASF) (Флотилия Северного Ледовитого океана in Russian, or Flotiliya Severnogo Ledovitogo okeana), Russian military flotilla that was stationed in Murmansk and Iokanga. In September of 1916, the Russians began to form ASF out of ships, which had been transferred from Vladivostok or acquired abroad. It included 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 2 submarines and other ships. ASF secured allied shipments of weapons and cargo, i ...

Arctic: Encyclopedia - Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal

The Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal was established in 1976 by Admiral Owen W. Siler, USCG and is awarded to any member of the U.S. Coast Guard who performs twenty one days of cumulative duty in the polar waters of the Arctic Circle. The decoration is also authorized for personnel who serve on remote radio stations in certain areas of Alaska, Greenland, and Norway. For flight personnel, the decor ...

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