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Polar regions of Earth

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to sufficiently compensate the Sun's rays for the high latitude even in summer, except for relatively brief periods in peripheral areas near the polar circles. The large amount of ice and snow also reflects and weakens of what weak sunlight the polar regions receive further, contributing to the cold.
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There are many settlements in Earth's north polar region. Countries with claims to Arctic regions are: the
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While there are no indigenous human cultures, there is a complex ecosystem, especially along Antarctica's
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of the polar regions due to its latitude. However, since the polar regions are the farthest from the
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The two polar regions are distinguished from the other two climatic and biometric belts of Earth, a
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Visualization of the ice and snow covering Earth's northern and southern polar regions
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The southern polar region has no permanent human habitation as of now.
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World Environment Day 2007 "Melting Ice" image gallery at The Guardian
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Polar regions are characterized by extremely cold temperatures, heavy
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than the other parts of Earth because the Sun's energy arrives at an
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has various definitions, including the region north of the
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latitude, or the region from the North Pole south to the
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Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
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Index

Earth's polar regions

permafrost
zones
Earth
polar ice caps
regions
geographical poles
North
South Poles
polar circles
sea ice
Arctic Ocean
Antarctic ice sheet
Antarctica
Southern Ocean
Arctic
Arctic Circle
60° north
timberline
Antarctic
60° south
Antarctic Treaty
tropics
middle latitude
Polar climate
solar radiation
oblique angle
axial tilt
effect on climate

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