What are the Conditions in the Tundra Region?
The Arctic Tundra is considered to be the youngest biome in the world, having been formed 10,000 years ago. Located in the latitudes 55 degrees to 70 degrees north, this vast and treeless territory covers approximately 20 percent of the surface of the Earth, encompassing the North Pole. Of all the biomes in the world, the tundra is considered to be the coldest. With less than 10 inches of rain in a year, it is also the driest. The main seasons of the tundra region are winter and a short summer. The summers in the tundra sometimes last just for 6-10 weeks, while the winters are long. Spring and fall are just brief interludes that occur between the winter and summer. In the winter, the nights can go on for weeks, with the sun barely rising, and the temperature often plummeting as low a -94 degrees F. Due to the Arctic tundra being as close as it is to the North Pole, the days in the summer are 24 hours long, which is the reason the Arctic is also referred to as the Land of the Midnight S
