At Vostok Station (S78°28′ E106°50′), the lowest reliably measured temperature on earth of -128.6°F (-89.2°C) was measured in 1983 (Turne et al. 2009). The Russian research station is located at an elevation exceeding 11,000 feet above sea level. Below the station is 4 km of ice. At the base of the ice is the largest … More Vostok
In the 20th century, the Queen Elizabeth Islands tended to retain sea ice throughout the summer. As the Arctic Ocean moves toward being ice free in the next 20 years, the Queen Elizabeth Islands may be one of the last refuges of summer sea ice. The High Arctic Tundra ecoregion includes all the islands north … More Queen Elizabeth Islands
This post includes parts of the Eights Coast, Walgreen Coast, and Bakutis Coast. The Eights Coast extends between Pfrogner Point (S72o37’ W89o35’) and Cape Waite (S72o42’ W103o1’) The Walgreen Coast extends from Cape Waite to Cape Herlacher (S73o52’ W114o12’), and the Bakutis Coast extends west of Cape Herlacher to Dean Island (S74o42’ W127o5’). These points … More Walgreen Coast
Taymyr-Central Siberian tundra Ecoregion The Asian landmass reaches its furthest north point at Cape Chelyakin in the Taymyr Peninsula. To the south is the Taymyr-Central Siberian tundra ecoregion. To the west of the peninsula is the Kara Sea, dotted with islands, and to the east is the Laptev Sea. The area is drained by the … More Ecoregions of Taymyr and Severnaya Zemlya
Coldest place on Earth, mountains buried in ice, and river gorges made by vanished rivers I. Map Boundaries: 70 to 80 degrees South, 60 to 90 degrees East II. Country: Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (Station operated by China at Dome Argus) III. Overview Amery Ice Shelf and Lambert Glacier occupy a deep rift valley, one of … More Amery Oasis and Dome Argus
Mars on Earth, where fish came ashore and mammals went back to the sea, a mummified forest, and a gull that nests on nunatuks I. Map boundaries: 70 to 80 degrees North; 60 to 90 degrees West. The center of this area is about 2,000 miles north of Quebec City. This map contains ecoregion boundaries … More Haughton, Napartulik, and Simirlik
Standing Fossil Forests, Melting Ice Shelves, and Subglacial Lakes I. Map boundaries: 70 to 80 degrees South; 60 to 90 degrees West II. Country: Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (British Antarctic Survey stations at Fossil Bluff on Alexander Island and Sky Blu in Palmer Land) III. Overview Ice shelves in the Bellingshausen Sea are melting, making map-making … More Alexander Island and Ellsworth Mountains
Great Arctic Nature Reserve, great estuaries, and great gas fields I. Map boundaries: 70 to 80 degrees North; 60 to 90 degrees East II. Country: Russia (Archangel Oblast: Nenetsia Autonomous Region-Vaygach Island and Archangel Oblast-Novaya Zemlya, Krasnoyarsk Oblast, and Tyumen Oblast: Yamilia Autonomous Region) III. Overview High arctic tundra surrounds the Kara Sea, and the … More Kara Sea
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