Over 80% of the territory occupied by ice sheets. The climate is maritime subarctic and arctic, on the glacier - continental, coastal areas - is extremely volatile. Average temperatures in July - from +3 C to 9 C, and January, respectively, from -8 C to -17 C. In summer the temperature sometimes rises to 21 C, but often, even in this period, the temperature does not exceed 0 C. The lowest temperature observed on the east coast - up to -46 C in winter. Average annual rainfall in the south - about 1080 mm., In the capital - up to 600 mm., In the far north - 100-200 mm. Summer on the coast of frequent dense fog. With glaciers often winds blow strong inflow discharges "piterak, speed sometimes reaches 60-70 meters per second.