Boreal

Boreal, meaning "(far) northern" in Latin and Greek, may refer to:

Climatology and geography

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

Companies and organizations

 * Boreale, a Quebec microbrewery
 * Boreal Mountain Resort, a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California
 * Boreal Norge, a Norwegian public transport operator
 * Collège Boréal, a francophone college in Ontario, Canada

Other uses

 * Carlo Boreal, a fictional character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
 * Le Boreal, a French cruise ship
 * Borealism, the exoticisation of the northern regions of the Earth and their cultures