Permanent ice biomes are located in polar ice caps of the Arctic, Greenland, and Antarctica. They experience less than 50cm of precipitation per year, mostly snow, and summer temperatures range from 9°C on coasts to -30°C inland, with Antarctica recording a low of -89°C. Physical features include strong winds and almost no soil or fresh water due to freezing conditions. A few plants like lichens and mosses can survive, as well as two flowering plants, while animals in the Arctic include polar bears, walruses, seals, arctic foxes, and some insects, and the Antarctic is home to penguins and marine animals like seals, all with insulation to withstand the

1. Permanent Ice
Permanent Ice
By Alex & Niklas
By: Alex and Niklas

2. Table of Contents
Table of Contents
• 1. Location
• 2. Climate
1. Location
• 3. Physical Features
2. Climate
• 4. Plants3. Physical Features
• 5. Animals Plants
4.
5. Animals

3. 1. Location
You will find the permanent ice biome in polar ice
caps of the Arctic, Greenland and the Antarctica.

4. 2. Climate
There is less than 50cm of precipitation/year with most of it
being in the form of snow.
In the summer, the temperatures can range anywhere from
9°C on the coast to -30°C inland.
Antarctica has a recorded low temperature of -89°C
however, average winter temperatures are about -30°C.

5. 3. Physical Features
There are very strong winds and almost no soil or
fresh water due to the freezing conditions of this
biome.

6. 4. Plants
Lichens (as shown above) are one of the few plants
that have successfully adapted to the harsh
conditions of the permanent ice biome. As well as
lichens, many different varieties of moss can survive
in the arctic, and there are two flowering plants that
have also adapted.

7. 5. Animals
Polar bears, walruses, seals, arctic foxes and even some insects are
all animals that reside in the arctic area of the permanent ice biome.
In the Antarctic there are penguins and other marine animals such
as seals. These animals all have one thing in common, they all have
some sort of insulation to protect them from the icy cold conditions.

8. That concludes our presentation.