Boreal
Appearance
Boreal may refer to:
Climatology and geography
[edit]- Boreal (age), the first climatic phase of the Blytt-Sernander sequence of northern Europe, during the Holocene epoch
- Boreal climate, a climate characterized by long winters and short, cool to mild summers
- Boreal ecosystem, an ecosystem with a subarctic climate in the Northern Hemisphere
- Boreal forest, a biome characterized by coniferous forests
- Boreal Sea, a Mesozoic-era seaway
Companies and organizations
[edit]- Boreale, a Quebec microbrewery
- Boreal Mountain Resort, a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California
- Boreal Norge, a Norwegian public transport operator
- Collège Boréal, a francophone college in Ontario, Canada
Other uses
[edit]- Boreal (horse), a racehorse
- Carlo Boreal, a fictional character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
- Le Boreal, a French cruise ship
- Borealism, the exoticisation of the northern regions of the Earth and their cultures
See also
[edit]- Boreal forest of Canada, a region covering much of Canada's land area
- Boreal Forest Conservation Framework, a plan to protect the Canadian boreal forest
- Borean languages, a hypothetical language family comprising languages of the Northern Hemisphere
- Boreal Shield Ecozone (CEC), region of ancient rock in Canada
- Borea (disambiguation)
- Borealis (disambiguation)
- Boreas (disambiguation)
- Septentrional