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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — Infobox protected area | name = Arctic National Wildlife Refuge iucn category = IV caption = Map of the United States locator x = 40 locator y = 140 location = North Slope Borough and Yukon Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA nearest city = Barrow,… … Wikipedia
Arctic Refuge drilling controversy — Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Map The question of whether to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been an ongoing political controversy in the United States since 1977.[1] The issue has been used by both Democrats and … Wikipedia
Arctic haze — is the phenomenon of a visible reddish brown haze in the atmosphere at high latitudes in the Arctic due to air pollution. A major distinguishing factor of Arctic haze is the ability of its chemical ingredients to persist in the atmosphere for an… … Wikipedia
arctic — arctically, adv. /ahrk tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr tik/, adj. 1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region. 2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind. 3. characteristic of the… … Universalium
Arctic Regions — ▪ 2009 The Arctic regions may be defined in physical terms (astronomical [north of the Arctic Circle, latitude 66° 30′ N], climatic [above the 10 °C (50 °F) July isotherm], or vegetational [above the northern limit of the tree line]) or in human… … Universalium
coastal landforms — ▪ geology Introduction any of the relief features present along any coast, the result of a combination of processes, sediments, and the geology of the coast itself. The coastal environment of the world is made up of a wide variety of… … Universalium
Arctic — For the ships, see MV Arctic, SS Arctic, USS Arctic. For other uses, see Arctic (disambiguation) Location of the Arctic … Wikipedia
Coastal states — States that have an Ocean/Gulf of Mexico coastline … Wikipedia
North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… … Universalium
List of ecoregions in North America (CEC) — This list of ecoregions of North America provides an overview of North American ecoregions designated by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). It should not be confused with Wikipedia articles based on the classification system… … Wikipedia
Physiographische Regionen der Erde nach Fenneman — Die Physiographischen Regionen nach Nevin Fenneman weisen die verschiedenen physiogeographischen (naturräumliche) Einheiten aus, wie sie sich aus geologischen und geomorphologischen Faktoren ergeben. Die Grobeinteilung stellt sich wie folgt dar,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
