Introduction. The Artic is a region at the upper most tip of the Northern Hemisphere. The Artic includes the area around Greenland, USSR, Canada and Alaska. Much of the Artic circle is permanently frozen ice. The Artic is a pristine environment, clean and void of human interference. However as humans move into these areas and begin to extract what ever they can be balance can be tipped, resulting in pollution and destruction of the environment. Climate. The Artic winters much longer than the Summer. In the winter the sun never rises and in the summer it never sets. The average...
will destroy what they have come to see. Tourism will alway clash with conservation and it is many peoples opinion that tourism should be stoped in the Artic altogether, but if there is money to be made someone will be there to provide the service.

Conclusion. Human"s have had a great deal of impact on the Artic environment. Mining, tourism bioaccumulation and transboundry pollution mean that this land is a great threat. Tourism is the latest threat with huge potential for damage. The Artic is one of the few unspoilt wilderness areas in the world and must be conserved.