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