Arctic

Japanese: Arctic
Arctic

… [Kiichiro Furukawa]
[Earth's North Pole]

[Arctic region]
In a narrow sense, the North Pole is the northernmost point of the earth's axis, located at 90° north latitude. In a broader sense, it refers to the Arctic region, which is centered on the Arctic Ocean, including the northern borders of the Eurasian and North American continents, and Greenland. The English word Arctic comes from the Greek word arktikos (northern), and refers to the area under the constellation arktos (present-day Ursa Major) in the northern sky.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Arctic" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【古川 麒一郎】
〔地球の北極〕

【北極地域】
 北極は狭義には地軸の北端の北緯90゜の北極点North Poleを指す。広義には北極海を中心とする,ユーラシア,北アメリカ両大陸の北辺,グリーンランドを含む北極地域Arcticを指す。英語のArcticはギリシア語のarktikos(北の)に由来し,北天の熊座のarktos(現在のおおぐま座Ursa Major)の下にある地域を意味する。…

※「Arctic」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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