The Arctic and Antarctic regions are home to some of the coldest and unapproachable landscapes in existence‚ making them the two of the most underdeveloped areas known to man. While located at the two extremes of the Earth‚ both the North Pole and South Pole play a similar and important role in the balance of our planet. The North Pole is located at the highest point in the globe‚ and is one of two axis points that the Earth rotates on. It has no land mass and consists only of ice‚ which constantly
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States to increase the supply of available crude oil by drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The idea of drilling in the Arctic has been controversial and to the present day is still being debated. The United States’ need to determine whether drilling in the Arctic will be a worthwhile consideration‚ or if there are not sufficient benefits to counteract the harmful possibilities drilling possesses. Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge provides many immediate economic benefits
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and gas consumption will grow significantly over the next two decades. In order to improve the balance of trade and make us less dependent on foreign countries for our oil‚ new domestic supplies of oil and gas are needed to be explored and produced. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ located in the northeast corner of Alaska is considered for oil and gas development since it potentially holds billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic feet of recoverable gas. Oil companies and supporters
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There are many factors that make the Arctic tundra biome an extreme environment. There are only two seasons in this biome‚ winter and summer. The winters are characterised as long and cold where temperatures can drop below -50°C. There are also parts of the Arctic Circle that experience periods of time without sunlight known as polar nights‚ this can last for several months. During the winter months food is very scarce. The summers are characterised as being short and cool‚ with average temperatures
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ARCTIC MINING CONSULTANTS Case Synopsis Arctic Mining Consultants is a mining company that deals with mineral exploration. In this case study‚ the project given is staking 15 claims in Eagle Lake‚ Alaska. The project Manager was Tom Parker‚ who has a wide experience and specialized knowledge in all nontechnical aspects of mineral exploration. He is a geological field technician and field coordinator for Arctic Mining Consultants. He assigned his previous field assistants John Talbot‚ Greg Boyce
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Zoya Salahuddin What is the Arctic? The Arctic is an exciting place full of animals and people. There are many types of animals that have their own habitat and it isn’t all frozen. The animals vary in size and characteristics. The Arctic has eight nations within it. They are Canada‚ Denmark (Greenland)‚ Finland‚ Iceland‚ Norway‚ Russia‚ Sweden and the United States. It is an area with 2 million people in it and over 50 languages. One reason that it is a very important area is because of how
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INFORMATION REPORT ON THE ARCTIC TERN INFORMATION REPORT ON THE ARCTIC TERN Name: Arctic Tern Features: Arctic Terns are medium sized birds. They have a length of 33cm to 39cm and a wingspan of 76cm to 85cm. They are mainly grey and white plumaged‚ with a red beak and feet. They have a white forehead‚ a black nape and crown‚ plus white cheeks. The grey mantle is 305mm‚ and the scapulae is fringed brown and some tipped white. The higher wing is grey with a white leading edge‚ and the
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This article explains how climate change has been rapidly melting the Arctic over the course of a few years. As a result‚ the faster the arctic melts the more damage will be done to the ecosystem‚ planet‚ and humans. A few examples of how drastically climate change has shaped the North are that the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean began to decrease in size when it should have been increasing in size. Also‚ temperatures at the North Pole rose more than 20 degrees Celsius. These changes are causing
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There are submarines traveling under the Arctic icepack regularly‚ and they occasionally surface at the North Pole. Recently‚ the gradual melting of polar ice has caused a lot of activity to spring up in the area; nations from all over the world are eyeing the possibilities to gain new viable oil‚ gas deposits‚ mineral reserves and transit and shipping routes‚ such as the Northwest Passage. Most notably‚ Russia is already setting ground to claim part of the Arctic as Russian territory. A Mission to Research
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Snowy Owls of the Arctic By BadWolf Zoology 101 Description of Snowy Owls Scientific name Recently changed genus General size and markings Differences between males and females Diet Primary diet and quantity Hunting Diurnal‚ not nocturnal Area of hunting ground Decline of food source Breeding Mates for life Protection of nesting area Normal clutch size Food availability effects on clutch size Migration How far do they travel for food? A population decline or local extinction
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