ARCTIC CIRCLE Definition & Meaning

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Arctic Circle

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an imaginary line drawn parallel to the equator, at 23°28prime; S of the North Pole: between the North Frigid Zone and the North Temperate Zone.

Arctic Circle

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the imaginary circle round the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66° 32′ N; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun appears above the level of the horizon on the winter solstice

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The parallel of latitude approximately 66°33′ north. It forms the boundary between the North Temperate and North Frigid zones.

Arctic Circle

Imaginary circle around the Earth about three-quarters of the way from the equator to the North Pole . North of this line is the “Land of the Midnight Sun,” where the sun never sets on the summer solstice .

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The Arctic Circle corresponds to the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere .

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Blanchett even took her family to the Arctic Circle over New Year’s and they all leapt into a fjord.

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Several Norwegians we spoke to on our brief visit to Verdal, some 200 miles south of the Arctic Circle, said the weather was remarkably warm for January.

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The territory is rich with natural resources, including rare earth minerals and oil, and occupies a strategic location for trade as global powers seek to expand their reach in the Arctic Circle.

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For most of us the chance to see the aurora is just a bucket list wish involving costly travel to the Arctic Circle and then not always getting the big reward.

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It is the world’s biggest island that isn’t a continent, about two-thirds of it lying within the Arctic Circle.

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