Cold Environments

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Across
  1. 4. The long-term pattern of weather in an area
  2. 5. Relating to the regions around the North and South Poles
  3. 7. Region around the North Pole
  4. 8. The process of ice turning into water
  5. 11. Large icy island located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
  6. 12. Another term for the boreal forest
  7. 14. A measure of distance north or south of the Equator
  8. 21. Type of tree common in cold climates, usually with needles and cones
  9. 22. Permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface
Down
  1. 1. Bear Large white carnivore native to the Arctic
  2. 2. Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
  3. 3. Sheet Huge mass of glacial ice covering land
  4. 6. Height above sea level
  5. 9. Severe snowstorms with strong winds and low visibility
  6. 10. Frozen precipitation in the form of white flakes
  7. 13. The southernmost continent, mostly covered in ice
  8. 15. Large floating mass of ice broken off from a glacier
  9. 16. Cold, treeless biome with frozen ground
  10. 17. Ice crystals forming on surfaces in freezing conditions
  11. 18. The largest country, extending across Eastern Europe and northern Asia
  12. 19. Slow-moving river of ice
  13. 20. A community of interacting organisms and their environment
  14. 23. The capital of Russia