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:
“Nature confounds her summer distinctions at this season. The heavens seem to be nearer the earth. The elements are less reserved and distinct. Water turns to ice, rain to snow. The day is but a Scandinavian night. The winter is an arctic summer.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
“Israel, and you who call yourself Israel, the Church that calls itself Israel, and the revolt that calls itself Israel, and every nation chosen to be a nationnone of these lands is yours, all of you are thieves of holiness, all of you at war with Mercy.”
—Leonard Cohen (b. 1934)