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Pack Ice
Take the Arctic Quiz
Ellesmere Island
1. Aurora Borealis displays are most often seen on clear, cold nights in the Arctic.

2. The northernmost point on the Earth's surface is the magnetic North Pole.

3. The Arctic National Wildlife refuge contains no roads, no lodging, and no established campsites.

4. Permafrost layers in the Arctic can be over 4000 feet thick.

5. During the long days of summer Arctic regions absorb more solar radiation than do the tropics.

6. Much of the continental land bordering the Arctic Ocean is mountainous.

7. The imaginary line of the Arctic Circle denotes the southernmost limit of the 24 hour day.

8. The Greenland Ice Sheet is about 1/2 the size of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.

9. Arctic ecosystems are very resilient when it comes to human impacts.

10. Sea ice is generally saltier than Arctic seawater:

11. Reindeer and caribou are considered to be the same species.

12. Polar bears live on pack ice near Arctic waters and rarely come on land.

13. Many whales travel to the cold Arctic waters to bear their young.

14. The relative lack of predators on the Arctic tundra makes it an ideal place for ground nesting birds.

15. The Inuit people were the first people to explore the Arctic region.

16. The Northwest Passage is today considered a vital shipping route to Asia.

17. Frederick Cook is credited with the first successful expedition to the geographic North Pole.

18. The name "Eskimo" was originally used as a derogatory term meaning "eater of raw meat".

19. The Saami homeland is located in four different Arctic countries.

20. Arctic haze compounds originate in Eurasia and are transported north.

21. The effects of global warming on the Arctic is less severe than in more populated regions.

22. Much of Arctic Russia was covered with glaciers during the last Ice Age.

23. The Yukon river in Arctic Alaska flows west into the Bering Sea.

24. The area of Arctic Ocean covered by pack ice varies by as much as 3 million square miles.
      
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