Arctic Polar Regions Geography Social Studies
Arctic Polar Regions Geography Social Studies
This category lists sites about the Arctic, the lands and waters surrounding the north pole. The Arctic region is often defined as that area where the average temperature for the warmest month is below 10 degrees Celsius. It
includes portions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Siberia and Russia.
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Canada's Polar Life - Information about environments, geography, organisms, and research, along with photographs.
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The Arctic Website - Dedicated to the history, science, and adventure of the Arctic, Alaska, and the 1898 Gold Rush. Includes images, maps, and wildlife, environmental, and glacier information.
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Live from the North Pole - Arctic photographs from a North Pole web cam maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Exactly Where is the Arctic Region? - Examines where the Arctic ends and more temperate regions begin.
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Inuit Life in Nunavik - Offers a glimpse into life in Canada's coldest territory. Includes photos of the land itself, sketches of winter clothing, and profiles of native animals.
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Arctic Exploration Online - Information on a scientific mission of the US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star, its crew, its discoveries, Arctic peoples, and the northern environment. Includes an image, sound, and video archive.
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MSN Encarta: North Pole - Concise look at the area and its history.
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Arctic Ocean - Provides basic facts about the world's smallest ocean, including geography, economic significance, and transportation.
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Arctic: The White Cap of the Earth - Examines the region's geography, climate, plant and animal life, and natural resources. Includes interactice quizzes.
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The Arctic - Learn about life within the Arctic Circle in northern Canada. Includes description about the land, plants, animals, weather, seas, and the Inuit residents.
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Arctic Region - Offers a look at life in the northern-most parts of Alaska.
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EnchantedLearning.com: Arctic Animal - Provides a simple description of the region and a look at the animals native to it. Includes printable coloring pages.
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BBC - CBBC Wild: Serious Arctic - Follow the Serious Arctic team as they travel to the snowy wastes to track polar bears and find out about climate change. Read their diaries, watch the video diaries and find out about polar bears.
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Animals of the Arctic - Award-winning Thinkquest site offers stories, facts, and pictures of the animals that live in this icy region.
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PolarHusky.com - Join 31 Polar Huskies and six educators/explorers on a 3,000-mile adventure as they attempt to transect the Arctic.
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