The Arctic Archives - Polar Guidebook

33 Jokes About the Arctic and the North Pole

If you’re looking to break the ice with some North Pole jokes or Arctic Circle one-liners, then this is the guide for you. We’ve pulled together all of the internet’s…

What Are Polar Nights and Midnight Sun?

The polar regions can experience more than 24 hours of daylight or nighttime at a time, with the poles experiencing up to 6 months of total darkness. So, what exactly…

Arctic Tundra vs Alpine Tundra [7 Similarities and Differences]

A tundra is a cold region that does not warm above 10°C during summer. When we think of tundra, the arctic tundra is usually the first thing that comes to…

Where is the Arctic? [4 Ways to Define it]

We’re all familiar with the extreme conditions of the snow-covered Arctic and most of us know that it’s found at the north pole. But defining the actual boundary of the…

Is the Arctic a Desert or Tundra? [Both – Here’s Why]

There are widely considered to be 5 types of biome; aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra. But when it comes to the arctic, it has the vegetation of a tundra…

Is the Arctic a Continent? What Countries Are There?

The Arctic sits at the northernmost part of the world from the north pole and extending south. It’s at the opposite end of the world to Antarctica which is one…