about 69 miles
latitude 66o 33' N
The Arctic Circle.
The Arctic Circle
The Line of Latitude you are referring to is called these Arctic Circle. The opposite line, 66.5 degrees south, refers to the Antarctic Circle. Areas with the Arctic Circle include the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, and the northern edges of Canada, Alaska, Russia, and Scandinavia.
It is south of the Arctic circle.
Part of Alaska lies above the Arctic Circle.
The Arctic Circle passes through the Arctic Ocean.
The Arctic Circle is just a little north of 66 degrees north.
It is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 44″ (or 66.5622°) north of the Equator.
The Arctic Circle is at 66 degrees 32 minutes N latitude. Everything north of the Arctic circle is considered to be the Arctic.
A polar circle is either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle.