Polar Bear Habitat

inhabits extreme Arctic circle on the permanent ice 

• Polar bear can be found in the Arctic, the U.S. (Alaska), Canada, Russia, Denmark (Greenland), and Norway.
• They live in the frozen Arctic and they needs sea ice to survive.
• Polar bears do not live in Antarctica (southern hemisphere).  But penguins do.

Air Temperature

• in the Arctic average -34°C (-29°F) in winter and 0°C (32°F) in summer. 
• The warmest areas in summer are inland regions of Siberia, Alaska, and Canada where temperatures can reach as high as 32°C (90°F).

Ocean temperature

• In the Arctic are about -1.5°C (29°F) in summer. 
• In winter the ocean temperatures can drop to -2°C (28°F), at which point seawater begins to freeze.