Iinkundla zolwandle zimalunga ne14.056 lezigidi zeekhilomitha million km 2, nekuyeyona yakhe yancinane kumalwandle ama-5 ehlabathi, kwaye inama-45389 eekm zonxweme. Umphezulu wolwandle owogqunywe ngesikhaxa somkhenkce umalunga neemitha ezi-3 ubungqindilili. Ibioloji kukho ezibaluleke ngakumbi. Iintsapho zezilwanya ezisengozini zibandakanya iiwalrus, iiwhales kunye n amabhere epali. Ngokuya kuhamba iminyaka ulwandle iArctica luyalunyibilika ngokunyibilika, ngenxa yobushushu bomhlaba.