World : General
The
sun shines only a few months a year on the floating growlers
and the vast ice fields that cover most of the Artic Ocean.
Compared to the other world's oceans, the Artic ocean in the
North Pole area is the smallest in size and temperatures can
drop to over 60 degrees below zero.
Where
it isn't landlocked by by either Europe, Asia, North America
or Greenland, it borders on one of the seas. The Bering Strait
connects the Artic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and the Greenland
sea serves as the link to the Atlantic Ocean. The latter also
takes care of the major outflow of water. This icy ocean is
the shortest route between former Russia (Murmansk and Archangel
are the largest ports at the Artic Ocean) and North America.
Due
to the extreme cold, marine life is mostly found in the open
areas. Unfortunately, the unspoiled area has to deal with one
of nature's major enemies: man. The Artic Ocean coastal plain
is threatened by oil companies that prefer their oil profit
to the preservance of the environment with all its splendid
beauty.
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