This category houses sites that tell about the physical and biological characteristics of the polar regions, the lands and waters surrounding the south and north poles. It includes information on topography, climate, wildlife, and plant life in the Arctic and Antarctica.
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- Using Satellite Radar Imagery to Study the Polar Regions Offers facts about the regions, along with a brief look at how scientists use satellite radar imagery to study them.
- Polar Regions Provides a brief description of the icy areas around the North and South Pole.
- The Age of Reptiles: Polar Region Uses fossil records to tell what these bitterly-cold regions might have been like when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
- Science, Life and Travel in Earth's Coldest Regions USA Today article examines polar regions' impact on global weather.
- Wild Places: Polar Regions An overview of the topography and climate at the ends of the earth.