Polar Regions
Americanplural noun
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As Rod Downie, chief adviser for the WWF on Polar Regions, put it: "Freya posed a danger to the public - and the public posed a danger to Freya."
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2022
Ever since Tom had seen Isobel on the end of the quay, on the day when the Dolphin set sail for the Polar Regions, his heart had been taken prisoner.
From The World of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
The officers who remained on board the Hecla during the summer described the weather as the most beautiful, and the climate altogether the most agreeable, they had ever experienced in the Polar Regions.
From Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 by Parry, William Edward, Sir
The Former Climate of the Polar Regions," he says: "The character of the coasts in the Arctic regions is especially favourable to geological investigations.
From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel
In these frail canoes the natives of the Polar Regions pursue seals and whales, and even venture to attack the walrus in his native element.
From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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