Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night, temperature.
(Of) the north polar regions
the area lying above 66 ½ degrees North latitude that includes the Arctic Ocean and lies between North America and Russia.
Northern section of the Earth's surface above arctic circle to the North Pole where ERB is polar bear hunting at the beginning of The Moon Men. [MMa
A desert area north of the 66th parallel. Distinctive for cold weather, tundra, short winter days, and long summer days.
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the area of the Earth that is located north of the Arctic Circle.
Pertaining to the unforested regions that occur north of the tree line.
the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
at or near the north pole
of or relating to the Arctic; "Arctic circle"
extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
The area around the North Pole. The Arctic encompasses the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland and Norway. The island of Svalbard is also part of the Arctic. The Arctic is not a precisely defined area. The term is often used to refer to any area north of the tree line. Some use the Arctic Circle – a line of latitude at 66°33' N – as the defining line. Another definition also used is the area north of the 10-degree summer isotherm. An isotherm is a line marking areas with similar temperatures.
The region of the world found north of treeline.
The northern polar region of the Earth which includes almost the whole area of the Arctic ocean and adjacent areas of Eurasian and North American continents. Technically the term "Canadian Arctic" covers the part of Canada that is north of the Arctic Circle, but we often use the term to describe everything north of the tree line.
Pertaining to the unforested zone that occurs north of the tree line.
ark-tik]- the area lying above 66 1/2 degrees North latitude that includes the Northern Lands and Arctic Ocean.
the frozen area around the North Pole.
An area in the far north of Canada where the temperature is often very cold.
The Arctic is the area around the North Pole. There is no land under the arctic ice.
Of or relating to the area around the geographic North Pole, from 90° North to the Arctic Circle at approximately 66 1/2 North latitude.
The Arctic is the area around the Earth's North Pole, opposite the Antarctican area around the South Pole. The Arctic includes parts of Canada, Greenland (a territory of Denmark), Russia, United States (Alaska), Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland, as well as the Arctic Ocean.