The Arctic covers approximately 21.1 million square km (8.1 million square miles)*. It is home to over 4 million people, including many Indigenous communities. It is warming in places, up to four times faster than the global average - driving major environmental shifts and growing global interest in its resources and strategic importance. *figure based on the area above 66° 34' North
Countries of the Arctic
Explore this StoryMap introducing the countries of the Arctic.
What and where is the Arctic
How do we define the Arctic?
Countries and people of the Arctic
Within and beyond borders.
The Physical landscape
The Arctic landscape is shaped by both glacial and periglacial processes.
The Cryosphere
The frozen planet.