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Record 1 2000-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Polar Geography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie du froid
DEF

Région, sans limites précises, située à proximité de l'un des deux pôles géographiques.

OBS

S'emploie le plus souvent au pluriel en français autant qu'en anglais.

OBS

En mer, la fin des glaces et, sur terre, l'orée des forêts constituent une limite généralement admise des régions polaires.

OBS

On distingue la région polaire boréale ou arctique et la région polaire australe ou antarctique.

Spanish

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