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The Arctic is also known as the Land of the Midnight Sun as it is within the Arctic Circle.

The name Arctic comes from the ancient Greek αρκτος, meaning 'bear', and is a reference to the constellations of the Great Bear and Little BearUrsa Minor is a constellation in the northern sky, the name of which means "Smaller Bear" in Latin. It is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. It is notable as the location of the north celestial pole, althoug, which are located near the North StarThe North Star is a title of the star best suited for navigation northwards. A candidate must be visible from Earth and circumpolar to the north celestial pole. The current one is Polaris. The North Star has been historically used by explorers to determin (which is actually part of the Little Bear).

1 Arctic cultures:

• AleutThe Aleuts (self-denomination: Unangan are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The homeland of the Aleuts includes the Aleutian Islands, the Pribilof Islands, the Shumagin Islands, and the far western part of the Alaska Peninsula.
• Athapaskan
• ChukchiChukchi or chukchee (Russian: plural , chukcha, singular ) are an indigenous people inhabiting the northeasternmost portion of the Russian Federation on the shores of the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea. They speak the Chukchi language. The majority of Chukch
• InuitInuit (, singular Inuk or Inuq / ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples of the Arctic who descended from the Thule. The Inuit Circumpolar Conference defines its constitutency to include Canadian Inuit and Inuvialuit, Gree
• Inupiaq
• Nenet
• Saami
• Yup'ik

External link: Native peoples

2 References

• WordReference.com Dictionary Etymology
• CIA World Factbook 2002 - Arctic Region Large version of the arctic region map
• NOAA Arctic Theme Page Comprehensive Arctic Resource
• NOAA Bering Climate and Ecosystem Comprehensive resource on the Bering Sea with viewable oceanographic, atmospheric, climatic, biological and fisheries data with ecosystem relevance, recent trends, essays on key Bering Sea issues, maps, photos, animals and more.
• Arctic time series: The Unaami Data collection Viewable interdisciplinary, diverse collection of Arctic variables from different geographic regions and data types.
• Arctic exploration and history
• Arctic research