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The Arctic Fox Center — (Icelandic: Melrakkasetur) is a research center with an enclosed exhibition and café in the municipality Súðavík in the Westfjords in Iceland. It focuses on the Arctic Fox (Vulpus lagopus) which is the only native terrestrial mammal in Iceland[1] … Wikipedia
The Arctic Giant — is the fourth of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by Fleischer Studios. The story runs nine minutes and… … Wikipedia
The Arctic Challenge — is a snowboarding contest arranged for and by the riders themselves. It was started by Norwegian professional snowboarders Daniel Franck and Terje Haakonsen. The contest was established as an alternative to the former competitions that had become … Wikipedia
The Arctic Patrol Mystery — Infobox Book | name = The Arctic Patrol Mystery orig title = The Arctic Patrol Mystery translator = image caption = author = Franklin W. Dixon cover artist = country = United States language = English series = The Hardy Boys subject = genre =… … Wikipedia
Climate of the Arctic — The climate of the Arctic is characterized by long, cold winters and short, cool summers. There is a large amount of variability in climate across the Arctic, but all regions experience extremes of solar radiation in both summer and winter. Some… … Wikipedia
Petroleum exploration in the Arctic — The exploration of the Arctic for petroleum is more technically and physically challenging than for any other environment. However, with increases in technology and continuing high oil prices the region is now receiving the interest of the… … Wikipedia
Climate change in the Arctic — Very substantial decrease in Arctic Sea ice in 2007 from 2005 and also from 1979–2000 average … Wikipedia
Territorial claims in the Arctic — Under international law, no country currently owns the North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. The five surrounding Arctic states, Russia, the United States (via Alaska), Canada, Norway and Denmark (via Greenland), are… … Wikipedia
University of the Arctic — Infobox University name = University of the Arctic native name = image size = caption = latin name = motto = In the North, for the North, by the North established = 2001 type = Cooperative network president = Lars Kullerud city = Rovaniemi… … Wikipedia
Natural resources of the Arctic — are the mineral and animal resources within the Arctic region (sometimes defined as north of the Arctic Circle) that provide or have potential to provide utility or economic benefit to humans. The Arctic contains significant amounts of minerals,… … Wikipedia
