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At these precise circles on the earth, the sun does rise and set once each 24 hour period.
However, moving closer to the pole in both cases, there is at least one 24-hour period with no sun rise.
At the poles, the sun rises once about every six months, then it sets about once every six months.
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The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to what?
The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle. They are lines of latitude either north (Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer) or south of the equator.
What is parallel to the Arctic Circle?
The Antarctic Circle is parallel to the Arctic Circle, as they both mark the latitudes at approximately 66.5 degrees north and south, respectively. These circles denote the points where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.
What do you call the imaginary circle on earth where the south pole starts?
The imaginary circle on Earth where the South Pole starts is called the Antarctic Circle. It marks the southernmost latitude where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.
The parallel ring of latitude where the sun does not set on the day of the summer solstice and does not rise on the day of the winter silstice it is near the north pole?
There is one of these 'rings' around the north pole ... called the Arctic Circle ... and another one around the south pole ... called the Antarctic Circle. These circles mark the farthest distance from each pole that can possibly have 24 hours without a sunrise, and 24 hours without a sunset. Each of them is located 23.5 degrees (of latitude) away from its pole. On June 21, the sun doesn't set on the Arctic Circle (the north one), and doesn't rise on the Antarctic Circle (the south one). On December 21, there's no sunrise on the Arctic Circle, and no sunset on the Antarctic Circle.
What latitudes do the Arctic and Antarctic cycles lie?
The Arctic Circle lies at approximately 66.5 degrees north latitude, while the Antarctic Circle lies at approximately 66.5 degrees south latitude. These latitudes mark the boundaries of the areas where the sun does not rise or set for at least one day during the year.
What zones do the temperature seldomly rise above freezing?
The arctic and antarctic zones
Which two lines of latitude show the edge of an area where at least one night in the summer the sun never sets and one day in the winter the sun never rises?
The Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees North) marks the latitude where the sun doesn't set at least once in summer. The Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees South) indicates the latitude where the sun doesn't rise at least once in winter.
What is the line of latitude at 66 degrees and 30 ' s?
The line of latitude at 66 degrees 30 minutes south is known as the Antarctic Circle. This line marks the southernmost point at which the sun can be seen at its highest point in the sky during the December solstice. On this line, there will be one day per year where the sun does not set (during the summer solstice) and one day where it does not rise (during the winter solstice).
Where does the sun rise each day?
Everyplace on earth that is not within the arctic or antarctic circles.
Where does the sun appear in the Arctic Circle?
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Where in midwinter does the sun never rise and year average temperature is a chilly 33 degrees Fahrenheit?
The place you are referring to is likely the Arctic Circle. In the winter months, areas within the Arctic Circle experience polar night, where the sun does not rise for an extended period. The average temperature in the Arctic Circle is around 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
Where does the sun never rise during the winter?
Around the Earth's poles there is a region called the Arctic or the Antarctic where there is a period of weeks or months during which the Sun never rises. At places just beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles the period is quite short, for example six weeks at Harstad, Norway which is 200km north of the Arcric circle. Near the poles the period is nearer six months.
