Polar bear resting on sea ice, The Arctic

Polar

The Arctic

Svalbard, High Arctic

The Arctic is the region around the North Pole, taking in parts of Russia, Scandinavia, Greenland, Canada, Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. Tundra dominates in summer, and while its animal life has few species, it includes polar bears, Arctic foxes and musk oxen.

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