Boreal vs. Austral — What's the Difference?

Of or relating to the north; northern.

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

Of or concerning the north wind.

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

Boreal Of or relating to the forest areas of northern Eurasia and northern North America, dominated by coniferous trees such as spruce, fir, and pine.

A former currency of Argentina.

Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

Southern; lying or being in the south; as, austral land; austral ocean.

Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind; as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast.

Designating, or pertaining to, a zone extending across North America between the Transition and Tropical zones, and including most of the United States and central Mexico except the mountainous parts.

Designating or pertaining to a terrestrial division consisting of the northern and mountainous parts of both the Old and the New World; - equivalent to the Holarctic region exclusive of the Transition, Sonoran, and corresponding areas. The term is used by American authors and applied by them chiefly to the Nearctic subregion. The Boreal region includes approximately all of North and Central America in which the mean temperature of the hottest season does not exceed 18° C. (= 64.4° F.). Its subdivisions are the Arctic zone and Boreal zone, the latter including the area between the Arctic and Transition zones.

The basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos

Relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind

Relating to or coming from the south;

Toward or located in the north;

Of the south or coming from the south;

Comprising or throughout far northern regions