# Boreal

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**Boreal**, northern, of the north. Derived from the name of the god of the north wind from Ancient Greek civilisation, [Boreas](/source/Boreas_(god)). It may also refer to:

## Climatology and geography

- [Boreal (age)](/source/Boreal_(age)), the first climatic phase of the Blytt-Sernander sequence of northern Europe, during the Holocene epoch
- [Boreal climate](/source/Boreal_climate), a climate characterized by long winters and short, cool to mild summers
- [Boreal ecosystem](/source/Boreal_ecosystem), an ecosystem with a subarctic climate in the Northern Hemisphere
- [Boreal forest](/source/Boreal_forest), a biome characterized by coniferous forests
- [Boreal Sea](/source/Boreal_Sea), a Mesozoic-era seaway

## Companies and organizations

- [Boreale](/source/Boreale), a Quebec microbrewery
- [Boreal Mountain Resort](/source/Boreal_Mountain_Resort), a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California
- [Boreal Norge](/source/Boreal_Norge), a Norwegian public transport operator
- [Collège Boréal](/source/Coll%C3%A8ge_Bor%C3%A9al), a francophone college in Ontario, Canada

## Other uses

- [Boreal (horse)](/source/Boreal_(horse)), a racehorse
- [Carlo Boreal](/source/Carlo_Boreal), a fictional character in Philip Pullman's *His Dark Materials* trilogy
- *[Le Boreal](/source/Le_Boreal)*, a French cruise ship
- [Renault Boreal](/source/Renault_Boreal), a compact crossover SUV
- [Borealism](/source/Borealism), the exoticisation of the northern regions of the Earth and their cultures

## See also

- [Boreal forest of Canada](/source/Boreal_forest_of_Canada), a region covering much of Canada's land area
- [Boreal Forest Conservation Framework](/source/Boreal_Forest_Conservation_Framework), a plan to protect the Canadian boreal forest
- [Borean languages](/source/Borean_languages), a hypothetical language family comprising languages of the Northern Hemisphere
- [Boreal Shield Ecozone (CEC)](/source/Boreal_Shield_Ecozone_(CEC)), region of ancient rock in Canada
- [Borea (disambiguation)](/source/Borea_(disambiguation))
- [Borealis (disambiguation)](/source/Borealis_(disambiguation))
- [Boreas (disambiguation)](/source/Boreas_(disambiguation))
- [Septentrional](/source/Septentrional)

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