Meaning Arctic Circle
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Latitude of 66.5° North. The southern limit of the area of the Earth that experiences 24 hours of darkness or 24 hours of day at least one day during the year.
Source: physicalgeography.net

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1550s, in reference to a celestial circle, a line around the sky which, in any location, bounds the stars which are ever-visible from that latitude (in the Northern Hemisphere, this is focused on the [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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paralell of latitude that runs 66.5 degrees north of the Equator.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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The Arctic Circle is an imaginary circle at latitude 66°30' N, around the north pole.
Source: enchantedlearning.com

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The circle of latitude north of which, on the solstices, every location experiences a period of continuous day or night (Lesson 29)
Source: silvergrovescience.angelfire.com

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The parallel of latitude that is approximately 66.5 degrees north of the equator and that circumscribes the northern frigid zone.
Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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Poleward of this latitude (66 degrees 33 minutes N) there are 24 hours of sunlight at the summer solstice and 24 hours of darkness at the winter solstice.
Source: wrds.uwyo.edu (offline)

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The parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33? 39? north of the Equator, which marks approximately the southernmost place in the Northern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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