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The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours (at the June solstice and December solstice respectively).
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours (at the June solstice and December solstice respectively).
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∙ 9y agoIt is the boundary of the Arctic, which comes from the Greek word arktos, meaning bear, Ursa Major, North Star.
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∙ 9y agoThat doesn't exist. It's only 23.5 degrees farther north to the Pole, and then everything starts going south.
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∙ 9y ago66 deg 33 min 44 sec north of the equator
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∙ 9y ago66.5622 degrees. Slightly closer to 67
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∙ 9y agoNo, it is a circle of latitude.
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∙ 9y ago66° 33′ 44″
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What is 66.5 degrees north of the equator?
The Arctic circle is located at 66 degrees north.
What is located at 66 degree north?
The Arctic Circle is just a little north of 66 degrees north.
What is at 66 north latitude?
The Arctic Circle, a major line of latitude, is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
Is the Arctic Circle 66 and a half degrees north of the Equator?
Yes.
What is the latitude circle?
If you mean Arctic, it's about 66 degrees north.
Which city is closest to the antarctic circle?
Nuuk, Greenland is at about 64 degrees north, the Arctic Circle is at 66 degrees.
Which ocean is located north of 66.5N?
The Arctic Circle is at 66 degrees 32 minutes N latitude. Everything north of the Arctic circle is considered to be the Arctic.
What parallel is located at 66.5 degrees North?
I'm not aware of anything special about 66 degrees 12 minutes north. The Arctic Circle is at 66 degrees 34 minutes north; that's only 25 miles away.
What is the difference between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle?
The North Pole is the northernmost point on Earth, located at the center of the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Circle, on the other hand, is an imaginary line drawn at approximately 66.5 degrees north latitude that marks the southernmost point where the sun does not set on the summer solstice. The Arctic Circle is located south of the North Pole.
What is the latitude reading of the Arctic Circle?
66.5622 degrees. The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. For 2012, it is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33' 44" (or 66.5622°) north of the Equator.66.5 degrees north66.5 degrees north
What number of degrees is the antarctic circle at?
The Arctic Circle is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33' 44" North of the Equator, and the Antarctic Circle is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33' 44" South of the Equator.66 1/2 N and 66 1/2 SThe latitude of the Arctic Circle is set at 66 degrees, 33 minutes, 44 seconds north of the equator. The Antarctic Circle is set at 66 degrees, 33 minutes, 44 seconds south of the equator.
Is the Arctic Circle 23 and a half degrees south of the North Pole?
Yes, at about 66 degrees N.
