Boreal may refer to:

Climatology and geography

Boreal (age) In paleoclimatology of the Holocene, the Boreal was the first of the Blytt–Sernander sequence of north European climatic phases that were originally based on the study of Danish peat bogs, named for Axel Blytt and Rutger Sernander, who ...

, the first climatic phase of the Blytt-Sernander sequence of northern Europe, during the Holocene epoch *

Boreal climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, g ...

, a climate characterized by long winters and short, cool to mild summers *

Boreal ecosystem A boreal ecosystem is an ecosystem with a subarctic climate located in the Northern Hemisphere, approximately between 50° to 70°N latitude. These ecosystems are commonly known as taiga and are located in parts of North America, Europe, and Asi ...

, an ecosystem with a subarctic climate in the Northern Hemisphere *

Boreal forest Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces ...

, a biome characterized by coniferous forests * Boreal Sea, a Mesozoic-era seaway

Companies and organizations

Boreale Les brasseurs du Nord ''(The Brewers of/from the North)'' is a brewery just north of Montreal, in Blainville, Quebec, Canada. History Founded in 1987 by three students at the UQAM (Laura Urtnowski, and brothers Bernard and Jean Morin), who paid ...

, a Quebec microbrewery * Boreal Mountain Resort, a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California *

Boreal Norge Boreal Norge AS (formerly Veolia Transport Norge AS and Connex Norge AS) is a Norwegian public transport operator. Established as a subsidiary of CGEA Transport in 1999, it operates through its subsidiaries buses, ferries and trams in the counti ...

, a Norwegian public transport operator * Collège Boréal, a francophone college in Ontario, Canada

Other uses

* Boreal (horse), a racehorse * Carlo Boreal, a fictional character in Philip Pullman's ''His Dark Materials'' trilogy *'' Le Boreal'', a French cruise ship *

Borealism Borealism is a form of exoticism in which stereotypes are imposed on the Earth's northern regions and cultures (particularly the Nordic and Arctic regions). The term was inspired by the similar concept of Orientalism, first coined by Edward Said. ...

, the exoticisation of the northern regions of the Earth and their cultures

Climatology and geography

Companies and organizations

Other uses

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