Arctic Lands
Geographic Designation | National Affiliation | Designation |
---|---|---|
Alaska | United States | State |
Aleutian Islands | United States | Alaskan Archipelago |
Arkhangelsk Oblast | Russia | Federal subject |
Canadian Arctic Archipelago | Canada | Canadian Archipelago |
Diomede Island (Big) | Russia | Island |
Diomede Island (Little) | United States | Island |
Finnmark | Norway | County |
Franz Josef Land | Russia | Federal subject archipelago |
Greenland | Denmark | Autonomous country |
Grímsey | Iceland | Island |
Jan Mayen | Norway | Island |
Lapland | Finland | Region |
Lapland | Sweden | Province |
New Siberian Islands | Russia | Archipelago |
Nordland | Norway | County |
Norrbotten | Sweden | Province |
Northwest Territories | Canada | Territory |
Novaya Zemlya | Russia | Federal subject archipelago |
Nunavik | Canada | Northern part of Quebec |
Nunavut | Canada | Territory |
Russian Arctic islands | Russia | Islands |
Sápmi | Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia | Fennoscandia region |
Severnaya Zemlya | Russia | Federal subject archipelago |
Siberia | Russia | Region |
Svalbard | Norway | Governor of Svalbard archipelago |
Troms | Norway | County |
Yukon | Canada | Territory |
Wrangel Island | Russia | Zapovednik (nature reserve) |
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Famous quotes containing the words arctic and/or lands:
“The chisel work of an enormous Glacier
That braced his feet against the Arctic Pole.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
“he was nothing to be won or lost.
All lands to him were Ithaca: love-tossed
He loathed to fraud, yet would not bed alone.”
—Robert Graves (18951985)