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At what latitude do the Arctic and Antarctic circles meet?

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They don't. The Arctic and Antarctic Circles are parallel. Each circle has only a single latitude.

The first is at 66.5° north latitude, 23.5° from the north pole. The second is at 66.5° south latitude,

23.5° from the south pole. They're 133° apart everywhere, and never meet.

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