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Climate

  • Average annual temperature is -58 F
  • Highest temperatures range 50-68 F from June- August
  • dry air and low humidity
  • winds up to 100mph

836,300 sq miles

Location

Northern Hemisphere

  • between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada

People

Fauna

  • Walrus, Arctic Fox & Caribou are the most common
  • face many changes due to ice sheet melting
  • normally travel by sled with huskies
  • villages have bigger storms and erosion due to ice melting

by 2100 Greenland will be primarily green with little ice

Caribou

Walrus

Arctic Fox

  • thick coat allows it to stay warm in the harsh climate
  • creature burrows to escape severe cold temperatures
  • weigh up to a ton
  • tusks are up to 50 centimeters long
  • slow their heart beats to withstand polar temperatures
  • Odobenus rosmarus means "tooth-walking sea horse"
  • roughly 5 million in the climate

referred to as Reindeer

  • only species of deer where both sexes develop antlers

roughly from the top of the US to the bottom

Flora:

Due to the Tundra's harsh climate it's hard for most plants to survive..

Arctic Willow

Arctic Moss

  • grows at bottom of lake beds
  • slow growing due to cold temperature
  • offers source of food for birds and other animals

  • grows 5-7 inches
  • source of food to caribou and other animals
  • used for medicinal purposes
  • also used for basket weaving, water jugs, bags, and fishing nets

Greenland: Tundra Biome

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