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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)
The Antarctic Circle is the northernmost latitude in the Southern Hemisphere at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThese lines of latitude -- about 66 degrees -- represent the locations on the planet beyond which there is at least one 24-hour period of no sunrise/ sunset annually.
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Are Arctic and Antarctic circles poles?
No. The circles are circles. The poles are points. If the circles were points, then they might be called the Arctic and Antarctic Poles, but they wouldn't be called the Arctic and Antarctic Circles since they would be only points.
Where does the sun rise each day?
Everyplace on earth that is not within the arctic or antarctic circles.
Where are continental glaciers found today?
There are continental glaciers in and around the Arctic and Antarctic circles, and covering parts of Greenland and other polar region islands.
Are you in the arctic or Antarctic region if you are at the North Pole?
Arctic. Antarctic is the South Pole.
Is the north pole in the Arctic or the Antarctic?
The arctic. The Antarctic is on the southern most part of the world.
Are Arctic and Antarctic circles poles?
No. The circles are circles. The poles are points. If the circles were points, then they might be called the Arctic and Antarctic Poles, but they wouldn't be called the Arctic and Antarctic Circles since they would be only points.
What contains the Arctic and Antarctic circle?
Latitude maps include both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
How are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles different?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator; the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
What are the differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic Circles?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator: the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
What are inside the Arctic and Antarctic Circles called?
Polar Zones
How many degrees is it from the North and South Poles to the Arctic and Antarctic Circles?
The Arctic and Antarctic Cirles are 66.5619° from the North and South Poles.
Would it be more likely to find a reindeer near the arctic or the antarctic circles?
the Arctic one
How far are the the arctic and antarctic circles from the equator?
67 degrees i think.
What is the distance to the poles from the Arctic and the Antarctic Circles?
roughly 1700 miles
Where are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles respectively?
66.5622 degrees north and south
At what latitude and longitude do the Arctic and Antarctic circles lie?
The Arctic circle is 66 33′ 39″ north and the Antarctic is the same south of the equator.Every longitude crosses both circles.
What are the degrees of the Arctic and Antarctic Circles?
66.5622 degrees north and south respectively.
