Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost under the tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places. …

2 days ago · Arctic, northernmost region of Earth, centered on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and animal life, and other physical features. …

Most scientists define the Arctic as the area within the Arctic Circle, a line of latitude approximately 66.3° north of the Equator. Within this circle are the Arctic ocean basin and the …

Situated at the northernmost part of our planet, the Arctic is a meeting point of the European, north America and Asian continents. At its heart is ocean spanning 15.6 million square km (6 …

The Arctic region covers much of Earth's northern pole. The outer edge of the Arctic—which includes areas of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Russia—is made up of glaciers and tundra …

The Arctic is also home to around four million people, with Indigenous communities spread across all eight Arctic countries: Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Greenland and …

Some of the land parts of the Arctic, like Greenland, are covered with ice sheets; others are not glaciated, and have lush tundra. These areas have large mammals, such as caribou, bears, …

Dec 2, 2025 · What and Where is the Arctic? The Arctic region, or the Arctic, is a geographic region spreading around the North Pole. There is no single correct definition of the region as …

The National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC) presents three definitions of what constitutes the Arctic region. A common definition is everything north of the Arctic Circle (66 degrees, 32 …

Warming in the Arctic influences conditions elsewhere around the globe—what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic. The region encompassing the north polar region (the area …