Annual temperature ranges near the southern tip of Greenland, in the Bearing Sea, northern Iceland, South Georgia Island, and northern Norway are low despite their high latitude because

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These areas experience low annual temperature ranges despite their high latitude because they are influenced by maritime environments. The water in the surrounding oceans moderates the temperature, preventing extreme highs and lows. Dry frigid air masses (A) would generally lead to larger temperature ranges, and higher than average precipitation (C) would not necessarily mitigate against extreme cold weather. The orientation of the regions on sunward sides of large topographic features (D) would not significantly affect the annual temperature ranges.

Annual Temperature Ranges near the Southern Tip of Greenland, in the Bearing