In the direction of the Arctic region.
Adverbial form of 'arcticward' created by adding '-s' to '-ward' to form '-wards.' Both forms exist in English, though '-ward' is more common in American English and '-wards' in British English.
English has this funny pattern where you can say either 'toward' or 'towards,' 'backward' or 'backwards'—both are correct, but British English tends to prefer the '-s' version!
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