UThe lwandle iArctica lulwandle olukwiPali esemaNtla. Ezona ndawo zisemaNtla eEurasia naseMntla Melika zingakulwandle lwaseArctica. Isixwexwe somkhenkce obekeleleneyo kunye neliqhwa zilogquma phantse lonke olu lwandle ebusika, kunye noninzi lwalo luyogqunywa nasehlotyeni. Umqhekezi-mkhenkce okanye isichukumisi mandla se-nuclear esiyinqwelo esebenza ngaphantsi kwamanzi singasebenzisa ulwandle iarctica xa lihamba phakathi kweelwandle iPacific kunye neAtlantic.