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What designates where the Arctic and Antarctic circle latitudes are placed?
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∙ 14y ago
Technically, they are the latitudes farthest from the north and south poles that have a
continuous period of 24 hours without a sunset, and a similar period without a sunrise.
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What is the area between the Arctic the Antarctic circle and the tropics?
Mid-latitudes
What are the latitudes north of the arctic circle and south of the antarctic circle called?
Those are the "polar" regions.
Are the latitudes north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called high middle or low latitude regions?
"High" latitudes. The equator has a latitude of zero. The area between the Tropic of Cancer (at 23.5 degrees north) and the Tropic of Capricorn (at 23.5 degrees south) are the "tropics" or low latitudes. The "polar regions" are above the Arctic Circle or below the Antarctic Circle, where the latitudes are higher than 66.5 degrees (north or south) are "high". The areas between the tropics and the arctic/antarctic are called "mid-latitudes or "temperate zones".
Names of the latitudes?
Arctic Circle, Tropic Of Cancer, Equator, Tropic Of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle (from top to bottom)
Do lines of latitude have names?
There are five named latitudes: * The Arctic Circle, * The Tropic of Cancer, * The equator, * The Tropic of Capricorn and * The Antarctic Circle.
What is the twin of the Arctic Circle?
Antarctic Circle
What are the areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called?
The Arctic and the Antarctic
What are the latitudes north of the Arctic Circle?
high latitudes
What are the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle compared to the Equator?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator; the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
What are the areas of the earth north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle?
The Arctic and the Antarctic respectively.
What are the regions called between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle or the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle?
They are called the middle latitudes, and include mostly regions with temperate climates.
What are the latitudes north of the Arctic Circle known as?
high latitudes
