Arctic - Artide

Arctic it is the northernmost region of the Earth. It can be defined as the set of all the areas north of the Arctic Circle or the set of areas where the average temperature in July is below 10 ° C. The Arctic presents beautiful landscapes of wild vastness. In winter you can go snowmobile or cross-country skiing and observe thenorthern Lights. Between June and August the weather subsides and wildlife wakes up to enjoy the short summer.

To know

Territories and tourist destinations

States

• Canada: Northern Canada and part of the Northern Quebec
• United States: Arctic Alaska
• Norway: Northern Norway, Svalbard, Jan Mayen
• Sweden: Norrbotten County (in Norrland)
• Finland: Finnish Lapland
• Russia: Northwestern Russia, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Sacha-Yakutia, Autonomous district of Čukotka
• Iceland: small islands to the north
• Islands of the Arctic ocean

Urban centers

Other destinations

How to get

Due to their isolation, most Arctic towns and villages have an airport. It is used to supply populations because access to the road is sometimes non-existent and access to the sea can be blocked by ice in winter. However, these airports are generally served by a limited number of lines.

The international airports closest to the arctic regions are: Fairbanks, Anchorage, Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Moscow.

How to get around

By car

In comparison with the size of the territory there are few roads in the Arctic. In North America, only two roads cross the arctic circle, la Dalton Highway in Alaska and the Dempster Highway, which comes to Inuvik in Northwest Territories In Scandinavia the road network is more developed. In Russia only the access road to Murmansk crosses the Arctic Circle.

What see

• Midnight Sun. Visible at least one night a year beyond the Arctic Circle, up to 6 months a year at North Pole.
• northern Lights
• Whale watching, observation of cetaceans in their natural environment

What to do

At the table

Safety

Other projects

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