In the summer months, the sun shines all the time, even at midnight.

The poles were not always so cold. The movement of the plates that make up the earth's suface, plus the warming and cooling of the planet, have caused the cold condtions that are present today.

As the sea freezes, the salt rises to the surface as crystals called ice flowers.

The only tree that grows in the tundra is the dwarf willow tree. It grows to a maximum of four inches tall.


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