Polar climate

English: Gallery of pictures showing aspects of the polar climate.

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  Areas with frozen ground in the northern hemisphere
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  The southern hemisphere
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  The north coast of Baffin Island
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  Icefree mountains in Antarctica
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  Soil polygons, a feature of permafrost
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  Mountain Avens
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  Kelp from the South Sea
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  Northern krill (shrimps)
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  The penguins are typical of the southern polar areas
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  Polar bears are typical of the northern polar regions
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  The sled dogs were a keystone in the polar cultures
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  Modern transportation in Greenland
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  Midnight Norway Latitude: 60.383 Photo:A.Christensen

Diagrams

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  Why the polar regions are colder