7 Largest Deserts In The World

Arctic Desert

The Arctic Desert ecoregion is a terrestrial ecoregion. It covers the island groups of Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, Severny Island and Severnaya Zemlya in the Arctic Ocean above 75 degrees north latitude.  The region is covered with glaciers, ice and bare rock in a harsh cold climate. Additionally, in summer temperatures rise above freezing for short periods, so some of the ice melts, and the region supports colonies of marine birds and mammals.

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