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Quick facts give you valuable resources to learn quickly about different things of significance in the Arctic categorized in the following main categories
Tagged Arctic Terns from Greenland & Iceland have been recorded flying an average of 70,900 km per year, while birds from the Netherlands average 48,700 km.
The Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a remarkable species of flightless bird belonging to the alcid family. Native to the North Atlantic region, this penguin-like bird was characterized by its distinctive black and white plumage, with a large white patch on its belly.
Energy is a fundamental concept in physics that describes the ability or capacity to do work. It comes in various forms, renewable and non-renewable, and can be transformed from one type to another.
Most of the permafrost existing today was formed during the last ice age, from approximately 110,000 to 10,000 years ago. Thicker permafrost was formed in areas that were not glaciated because of the ground surface was exposed to cold air instead of been covered by glacier.
Coastal erosion is the gradual loss of land and sediment along coastlines, a phenomenon prevalent in the Arctic due to a mix of thermal and mechanical drivers.
Permafrost is defined as ground, soil or rock, including ice or organic material, that remains at or below 0°C for at least two consecutive years.
RoPON is a comprehensive catalog of observing systems and organizations coordinating monitoring activities and infrastructure across the Arctic, Antarctic, and Southern Oceans.
NATO was created by 12 countries from Europe and North America on 4th April 1949.
The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) functions as the Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) overseeing the North East Atlantic which stands as one of the globe's richest fishing grounds.
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