Home›Polar and Antarctic›All Polar and AntarcticBrowse ByAll Polar and AntarcticReference and ClassificationDevelopingNamed polar and Antarctic ecosystems: the Antarctic Peninsula's ice edge wildlife community and the Ross Sea's protected Southern Ocean marine ecosystem, both shaped by permanent cold and, for parts of the year, sea ice, distinct from the temperate and tropical ecosystems elsewhere in this atlas.All Polar and AntarcticComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)All Polar and AntarcticFilter Results7 entriesBiome TypeAllMarine (1)Polar Desert (2)Sea Ice (1)Tundra (3)Biogeographic RealmAllAntarctic (3)Nearctic (3)Palearctic (3)Where It Is (Continent or Country)AllAntarctica (3)Canada (1)Greenland (1)Norway (2)Russia (1)The Arctic Ocean (1)United States (1)Protected StatusAllManaged or Multiple-Use Protection (4)Partially Protected (3)SizeAll15,000 to 106,629.5 sq km (1)2,000,000 to 335,000,000 sq km (2)371,000 to 1,710,000 sq km (3)543 to 13,605 sq km (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Antarctic PeninsulaPolar and AntarcticArctic OceanPolar and AntarcticArctic TundraPolar and AntarcticGreenland Ice SheetPolar and AntarcticMcMurdo Dry ValleysPolar and AntarcticRoss SeaPolar and AntarcticSvalbardPolar and AntarcticComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.