Arctic World  Earth, the water planet  Latitude and longitude
Why are there seasons?  When will the sun rise?  What is an
albedo?   What is Earth's albedo  What is density  What is snow?
What is sea ice?  Zoom in on sea ice  What is tundra?
Understanding data  The metric system  Is there life in the
Arctic?   Northern Lights  The Hall of Arctic explorers  Whales
in the Arctic  artic flowers   bowhead whale               The
word “arctic” is derived from the Greek word arktikos, which
means “near the bear,” in reference to the constellation known
as Ursa Major, or the Big Dipper. The two stars on the end of
the Big Dipper point to Polaris, or the North Star.  The Arctic
is the polar region north of the Arctic Circle, or north of the
latitude 66° 33’ 44” (or 66.5622°) north of the equator. During
the June solstice, there are 24 hours of sunlight in the Arctic
and on the December solstice, the sun never rises. The eight
countries of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland (under
the Danish monarchy), Cana