Arctic
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The Arctic is the region around the Earth's North Pole, opposite Antarctica. Its geographic boundary is usually considered to be north of the Arctic Circle (66° 33’N), which is the approximate limit of the midnight sun and the polar night.
[edit] Potential exploitation
It is in even greater danger from global warming than Antarctica as, unlike the south polar mass, the majority of the ice in the north pole is sea ice, and is consequently much more likely to melt than the land ice in south pole.
Like its counterpart, the removal of its ice-cover will probably result in increased commercial exploitation and environmental degradation. The demands of peak oil will only make this situation worse.
[edit] Ecosystem
The Arctic has a unique cold-adapted ecosystem which is under great threat as a consequence of climate change. However, unlike Antarctica, there are terrestrial and semi-terrestrial mammals in the Arctic, such as hares and bears. Fear the bears.
