my trip to the tundra

This place is freezing! the ground is permanently frozen because it is so cold! This means that no trees can grow. I am in the arctic tundra which is the worlds youngest biome and was formed 10000 years ago! Almost all tundras are found in the northern hemisphere, because Antarctica and the southern hemisphere are too cold and the ground is always covered in snow and ice.

Even in summer this place is cold! In summer it is usually about 7-10°c and the sun shines almost 24 hours a day. Summer only lasts 6-10 weeks. One of the animals we saw was the arctic fox. It has long fur which is usually white in winter and gray in summer. It has a long bushy tail that it wraps around itself to keep warm while its sleeping. One of the plants that was there was the Tufted Saxifrage, which is a plant that grows in thick mats on the tundra. I have put a picture of one in here. The tundra is much too cold for me! i think im looking forward to going to my last destination....