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Location The tundra is located all over the world. Some of it's main locations are in northern parts of North America, Europe, Asia, and a big part of Greenland. ﻿ The tundra lies north of the Acrtic Circle close to the north pole. The tundra biome covers one fifth of the worlds surface. It's latitudes range from 75 degrees north to 60 degrees north. Arctic tundra is on flat land and like a huge, cold desert. Unlike, the alpine tundra which is located on top of mountains where it is really, really, windy. The tundra biome is located all over the world.



Climate There are two different types of tundra, alpine tundra and arctic tundra. For the most part, both alpine tundra and acrtic tundra are the same. Most of the year, the tundra (both types) are covered with snow. The tundra only has two seasons, winter and summer. In the summer there is continuous sunlight, and it only lasts 6 to 10 weeks. In the winter there is continuous darkness. The winter's are bitterly cold and often very long. The coldest weather is in north eastern Siberia. The arctic tundra is known for it's cold, desert like conditions. The growing season ranges from 50 to 60 days. The average winter temperature is -34 degrees Celcius. The average summer temperature is 3-12 degrees Celcius which makes it possible for life. Yearly precipitation, including melting snow is 60 to 100 cm. Alpine tundra is not that much different from the arctic tundra, although the growing season is much, much longer. In the alpine tundra the growing season is about 180 days. The alpine tundra's average annual precipitation is about 200 cm, most of it being snow. Temperatures vary depending on the altitude but, the temperatures are around the same as those in the arctic tundra. So, as you can see the climate in the arctic and alpine tundra is very, very, very cold.



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