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- Slide 1:The Arctic Region A Brief Overview
- Slide 2:Where is the Arctic? The Arctic is one of two polar regions in the world. Centerpiece is the Arctic Ocean which is surrounded by continental land masses and islands. The Arctic Circle, an imaginary line at latitude 66 degrees, 30 minutes North, defines the southern boundary of the Arctic region. Other definitions of the Arctic include the area north of the treeline and where the average daily summer temperature does not rise above 10 degrees Celsius.
- Slide 3:The Arctic Ocean Smallest of the world’s oceans and the most landlocked of all oceans. Covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that averages about 3 meters in thickness. The icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses. Ocean floor is about 50% continental sh


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