Arctic

Where can I find information about the Arctic region?

(Years 5-8)

Photo showing a group of walruses lying on a rock surrounded by water. Taken off the coast of Phippsøya, Sjuøyane, Svalbard. — Image: NOR-2016-Svalbard-Sjuøyane-Phippsøya-Atlantic Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) 03 by Andrew Shiva (Godot13) on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. Image cropped.

Entry last updated: 10/03/26

Introduction

The Arctic region is the area around the North Pole. It includes parts of Russia, Norway, Canada, the USA and other countries. The centre of the Arctic region includes the Arctic Ocean. This is the smallest ocean on earth and has lots of floating ice. There are many unique plants and animals that survive in the Arctic. The Arctic region faces challenges as a result of climate change.

Facts and pictures

These sites have some great facts about the Arctic, including where it is, what it's like, and photos of the animals that live there.

National Geographic Kids

This site is especially for kids and has lots of information about people, places and animals around the world. They also sell copies of their magazine so you may see ads for that.

Search for the keyword 'Arctic'.
Choose the page called 10 facts about the Arctic.
Check out some of the other pages too, like 10 facts about polar bears!.

Tips: Search words are sometimes called keywords. We can leave out small words like ‘the’ and ‘of’ and choose the main ones. We can always change our keywords or add more if we need to.

WWF Arctic

This site belongs to the World Wide Fund for Nature, a non profit organisation that works to protect animals and the evironment from threats like climate change.

Go to the About option and choose The Arctic.
Or select Threats to find out about the impact of Climate change orDeep sea mining.

Tips: Websites from some non-profit organisation ask us to donate money. It is best to talk to an adult before sending any of your details.

Articles

Inuit, Yupik, Iñupiat, and Sámi are some of the names of the groups of people who live in the Arctic region. The Arctic region is also home to lots of different flora (plants like fungi and lichen) and fauna (animal life like the polar bear and Arctic fox). These articles have more in-depth information, including about the history and exploration of the Arctic.

Arctic Centre University of Lapland

This website belongs to the University of Lapland, a region in the Arctic that belongs to Finland.

Find the section at the top of the site called Arctic region. Go down the page to see lots of great information.
Explore more pages on the left of the screen, like Indigenous Peoples, Arctic Flowers and Arctic Birds.

Tips: You may see a message about cookies on this website. Cookies are a data collector some websites use to collect user information.

Britannica School Middle

Britannica School is part of EPIC, a collection of reliable databases covering lots of different topics. It’s put together especially for New Zealand school students.

Search for 'Arctic region'.
Select the article Arctic regions to read about the location, land, climate and what permafrost means to this region.

Tips: To use the EPIC resources you will need a password from your school librarian. Or you can chat with one of our AnyQuestions librarians. Your public library may have some EPIC databases too.

The Canadian Encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia is about the people, culture, history and landscape of Canada. It has some useful information about the people in the Arctic region.

Select the search icon and enter the words 'Arctic people'.
Look down the page to find Arctic Indigenous Peoples in Canada, an article about the Inuit community and their lifestyle.

Tips: Some websites have .au, .nz, .ca or other codes in their web address. This tells you which country the site is from. For example .au is from Australia or .nz is from New Zealand. This site has .ca and is from Canada. You can check the About link on the website for more information.

Videos

There are some amazing videos about the people, places and animals in the Arctic region.

The Kid Should See This

This site brings together lots of videos especially for kids. Each video has been carefully chosen and there are videos on all sorts of topics, including the Arctic.

Go to the search icon and search for 'Arctic'.
Select a video to watch, like The Arctic vs. the Antarctic.

Tips: Websites that have .com or .co in the address can have good information, but you need to assess how reliable it is. Check the About link on the website, if you can find one. That can tell you what the company’s mission and values are.

Arctic Animals - Nat Geo Kids

This list of YouTube videos is also from the National Geographic, a well-known magazine about different places around the world.

Tips: There are heaps of videos on YouTube. We recommend you look at videos from reliable sources like National Geographic, History Channel, BBC etc.