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The Arctic's slightly warmer waiting room, where winter rehearses and summer barely auditions.
means The climate zone just south of the Arctic, marked by long brutal winters, short cool summers, and vast boreal forest.
from Latin sub (under, below) plus arcticus, from Greek arktikos (of the bear) — named for the constellation Ursa Major spinning above the north.
Temperature swingCan range over 100 degrees Celsius yearly.
Taiga territoryHolds Earth's largest forest belt, the boreal.
Latitude bandRoughly between 50 and 70 degrees north.