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Earth's polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the poles, north of the Arctic circle, or south of the Antarctic Circle. They are characterised by the polar climate, extremely cold temperatures, heavy glaciation, and extreme variations in daylight hours, with 24 hour daylight in summer (the midnight sun), and permanent darkness at mid-winter. The North Pole and South Pole being the centres, these regions are dominated by the polar ice caps, resting respectively on ocean and the continent of Antarctica.
There are many settlements in Earth's north polar regions, but none except for scientific bases in the south polar regions, which are colder than the northern polar regions.
Other planets and natural satellites in the solar system have interesting quirks about their polar regions. Earth's Moon is thought to contain substantial deposits of ice in deep craters in its polar regions, which never see direct sunlight. Mars, like Earth, has polar caps, but unlike Earth's icy caps they consist mostly of carbon dioxide. On Uranus, meanwhile, the extreme tilt of the planet's axis leads to the unique situation during the Uranian year of first one pole and then the other pointing almost directly at the Sun.
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RT @PetitPoulailler: Just Listed! #Etsy 1887 Antique Arctic Ocean and North Polar Regions Map,.. http://tinyurl.com/ygu4wx7 Antiques & V ...
SolomonValley (Bruce Caldwell) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:02:57 -0000
RT @PetitPoulailler: Just Listed! #Etsy 1887 Antique Arctic Ocean and North Polar Regions Map,.. http://tinyurl.com/ygu4wx7 Antiques & V ...
Just Listed! #Etsy 1887 Antique Arctic Ocean and North Polar Regions Map,.. http://tinyurl.com/ygu4wx7 Antiques & Vintage!
PetitPoulailler (Karen) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:02:12 -0000
Just Listed! #Etsy 1887 Antique Arctic Ocean and North Polar Regions Map,.. http://tinyurl.com/ygu4wx7 Antiques & Vintage!
Oslo Science Conference (8-12 June) focus on global impact of the changes in the Polar Regions - http://ipy-osc.no/ - let's share
optimalprint (Optimalprint) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:54:01 -0000
Oslo Science Conference (8-12 June) focus on global impact of the changes in the Polar Regions - http://ipy-osc.no/ - let's share
Seeing steadies. I can see lots of markings near both polar regions. Frigging mirror rocks. Well done Cave Optical. #mars #astronomy #fb
JeffGortatowsky (Jeff Gortatowsky) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:29:30 -0000
Seeing steadies. I can see lots of markings near both polar regions. Frigging mirror rocks. Well done Cave Optical. #mars #astronomy #fb
Polar-View - A site for the latest Satellite Images of Polar Regions, used for monitoring ice bergs and sea... http://tumblr.com/xdf53qngn
Snowshadow (SnowShadow) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:03:33 -0000
Polar-View - A site for the latest Satellite Images of Polar Regions, used for monitoring ice bergs and sea... http://tumblr.com/xdf53qngn
Today's Arctic Fact : No particular time zone has been assigned for Polar Regions, any time zone that is convenient can be used such as GMT
MikeCrannage (Mike Crannage) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:16:40 -0000
Today's Arctic Fact : No particular time zone has been assigned for Polar Regions, any time zone that is convenient can be used such as GMT
75 Degrees South - Blog-style diary from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) team member. Images, information and personal thoughts about living and working in Antarctica. Timely and topical.
Meta Description: [ An online diary of my trip to Antarctica working for the British Antarctic Survey. Contains images, information and personal thoughts about living and working in Antarctica. ]
Arctic Life - Life in the Arctic. Shown with pictures and links to discussion.
Art Trawl - A UK arts project involving a documentary artist aboard a Hull-based fishing trawler. Extensive!
Big Dead Place - A brutally frank introduction to working in the Antarctic.
Meta Description: [ Dedicated to Antarctica and to thinking about Antarctica ]
CBC News: Sunday - Operation Kigiliqaqvik Ranger - A CBC News: Sunday videogapher, Ian Hannah, travels to the Magnetic North Pole with the Canadian Rangers.
Deception Island - Steamed Ice and Frosted Lava. - Roderick Eime's snapshot of this amazing volcanic island at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Meta Description: [ A snapshot of this amazing volcanic island on the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. ]
Deep South. Really Deep South - Exhaustive and detailed account of a two week cruise to the Antarctic Peninsula.
Henry's Antarctic Adventure - A description of my year as a Network Administrator at the South Pole research station.
Meta Description: [ Travelogue of Henry Malmgren including Antarctica, Africa, Mongolia and other amazing places. ]
Jan in Greenland - Travelogue of a three week vacation in the west of Greenland and Discobay
Meta Description: [ Travelogues from Greenland, Iceland, Ireland and Italy, this is the Greenland/Disco Bay travelogue ]
Jan in Iceland - Jan again. This time to Iceland in the winter.
Meta Description: [ Travelogue from Iceland (february 2002) ]
Malaysia's Antarctica Expedition - Three Malaysians attempt a record-breaking journey across the Antarctic continent beginning in October 2003.
Mick Travels - Personal travelogue pages of Mick's experiences.
Meta Description: [ See the wildlife and landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica,
and learn how YOU can take an Antarctica travel vacation just like this one!!! ]
North Pole Solo Expedition 2002 - Dave Mill, Polar Explorer - Canada : North Pole - North Pole expedition, 2002. Polar explorer Dave Mill in world record bid to complete solo walk from Canada to the North Pole.
Meta Description: [ North Pole expedition, 2002. Polar explorer Dave Mill in world record bid to complete solo walk from Canada to the North Pole. ]
Of Ice and Men - Roderick Eime journeys by icebreaker to the Antarctic Peninsula
Meta Description: [ Journey by icebreaker to the Antarctic Peninsula ]
Our Little Northern Holiday - A failed attempt to dog sled and ski to the North Pole. Includes preparation, group tensions, the stress of Arctic travel and evacuation.
Postcard from South Georgia - Travel about 2000 kilometres east from Tierra del Fuego, at the very tip of South America, and you might stumble on its precipitous and windswept shores.
Meta Description: [ From one of the most remote locations on Earth. Uncover its grim past and promising future. ]
The Bill Tilman Site - A collection of photographs and anecdotes from Bill Tilmans pilot cutter voyages
Meta Description: [ A site containing crew anecdotes and photographs from Pilot Cutter voyages with Bill Tilman ]
White Desert - Official site for the White Desert expedition to the South Pole. Including daily updates, gallery and Antarctic history.
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