arctic zone

  • 81temperate zone — noun Usage: often capitalized T&Z Date: 1551 the area or region between the Tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle or between the Tropic of Capricorn and the antarctic circle …

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  • 82Frigid Zone — either of two regions, one between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, or one between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole. [1590 1600] * * * …

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  • 83frigid zone — noun Either of two zones of the Earth that lie between the poles and either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle …

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  • 84Temperate Zone — area between the tropic of Capricorn and the antarctic circle or between the tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle …

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  • 85frigid zone — noun each of the two areas of the earth respectively north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle …

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  • 86Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean …

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  • 87North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …

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  • 88Alaskan mountains — ▪ mountains, United States Introduction       three principal mountain groups the Brooks Range, Alaska Range, and Aleutian Range found in Alaska.  The mountain ranges of Alaska give their state a rugged and beautiful terrain across its entire… …

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  • 89Alaska — Alaskan, adj., n. /euh las keuh/, n. 1. a state of the United States in NW North America. 400,481; 586,400 sq. mi. (1,519,000 sq. km). Cap.: Juneau. Abbr.: AK (for use with zip code), Alas. 2. Gulf of, a gulf of the Pacific, on the coast of S… …

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  • 90California — For other uses, see California (disambiguation). State of California …

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