The Arctic
Education material in slideshow format with information text about general information about the arctic.
Ellesmere Island, the third-largest island in Canada and the tenth-largest in the world, is dominated by ice-covered mountains, deep fjords, and expansive ice shelves.
Wrangel Island is about 150 km (93mi) long from east to west and 80km (50mi) wide from north to south, spans approximately 7,600 square kilometers (2,900 square miles) and is located at a latitude of about 71°N and a longitude of 179°W. It is one of the few Arctic landmasses that remained unglaciated during the last Ice Age.
The Faroese ethnicity has roots in both Norse and Gaelic cultures. The first settlers were Gaelic monks in the 6th century, followed by Norse-Gaels in the 9th century, bringing Norse traditions. According to the Icelandic Færeyinga saga (circa 1200), Norsemen, led by the legendary Grímur Kamban, settled the islands, possibly fleeing the unification policies of Norway's king. Grímur's name hints at Celtic roots, suggesting the early influence of Scottish and Irish cultures on the Faroes.
Kalaallit Nunaat or Greenland, home to the Greenlandic Inuit, is primarily concentrated along the southwest coast, with the rest of the island thinly populated. Descended from the Thule people, the Inuit are divided into three main groups: the Kalaallit in the west, the Tunumiit in the east, and the Inughuit in the north.
Jan Mayen is a remote Norwegian island located at 71°N/8°W in the Arctic Ocean, about 600 kilometers northeast of Iceland, 500 km east of Greenland, and approximately 1000 km west of Norway.
Svalbard has the northernmost settlement in the world. The largest being Longyearbyen with around 2400 inhabitants from around 53 countries.
The Arctic is the northernmost region of Earth. Most scientists define the Arctic as the area within the Arctic Circle, a line of latitude about 66.5° north of the Equator.
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