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The Antarctic Circle
Kenya Carter
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∙ 15y agoThere is no imaginary line that is 66 degrees and three inches from the equator! Well, of course, in our imagination, there could well be!
If there was an imaginary line at that latitude it would be about 38 miles away from another imaginary line, or rather, from two other imaginary lines!
It is called the Arctic Circle in the North, at a latitude of about 66.56o north of the equator, The other one is at similar latitude in the south, where is is called the Antarctic Circle, or Polar Circle.
If you look on a map you might see that, in the north, it passes through places like Finland, Iceland, Canada, Alaska and the northern parts of Russia. And in the south, it passes through... not much!
Of course, the Arctic and Antarctic circles themselves may well be 66 degrees plus three inches from the equator, but our calculations indicate their respective distances from any imaginary line drawn at 66o is more likely to be about 38 miles than 3 inches!
Calculations:
(1) The Arctic and Antarctic circles are about 66.5o away from the equator.
0.5 degrees is half a degree. If half a degree is 3 inches long, i.e. on another imaginary line, north to south, along the earth's surface, ... then one degree measures 6 inches. If one degree is 6 inches long, then 90 degrees is (90 x 6) = 540 inches. 540 inches is 45 feet.
The Poles, north and south, are each at 90 degrees to the equator. So, if a degree is still only 6 inches, then the distance from the equator to the north pole would be only 45 feet!
And the surface distance from North Pole to South Pole would be only 90 feet, and the earth would be only 180 feet in circumference!
(2) The Arctic and Antarctic circles are about 66.56o away from the equator. The earth's circumference is 24,805 miles through the poles. Divide that by the 360o (one circle) and one degree equals 68.9 miles. If one degree is 68.9 miles, then 0.56 degrees is 38.58 miles. So, using rough calculations, the Arctic and Antarctic circles are 66 degrees and 38 miles from the equator.
(And about 38 eight miles away from that other imaginary line that is only 66 degrees and 3 inches from the equator!)
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∙ 9y agoThe Tropic of Cancer is around 23.5 degrees north.
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∙ 14y agoOne of the polar circles is about 66.5 degrees south of the equator. The other one is 66.5 degrees north of the equator.
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∙ 11y agoit is the artic circle
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What is an imaginary line running halfway between the north pole and south pole this line is located at 0 degrees longitude?
The imaginary line at zero degrees longitude is the Prime Meridian. The imaginary line halfway between the poles is the Equator. The Equator is zero degrees latitude.
What imaginary line is halfway between the north and south poles?
The Equator is the imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles and is at zero degrees latitude. It divides the Earth into North and South Hemispheres and is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. The Sun appears directly above the Equator at the Autumn and Spring equinox.The equator.the equator.
What are facts about the equator?
- It is an imaginary line. - It circles the globe halfway between the North and South poles. - Its zero degrees
What is the name of the imaginary line that is at 0 degrees latitude?
The Equator.
What is the name for the imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude?
The Equator.
What is an imaginary line running halfway between the north pole and south pole this line is located at 0 degrees longitude?
The imaginary line at zero degrees longitude is the Prime Meridian. The imaginary line halfway between the poles is the Equator. The Equator is zero degrees latitude.
What is thee name of the imaginary line that lies 23 degrees north of the equator?
The Tropic of Cancer is about 23.5 degrees north.
What is the name if the imaginary line that lies 23 degrees north of the equator?
The Tropic of Cancer.
What imaginary line is halfway between the north and south poles?
The Equator is the imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles and is at zero degrees latitude. It divides the Earth into North and South Hemispheres and is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. The Sun appears directly above the Equator at the Autumn and Spring equinox.The equator.the equator.
What is the of the imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude?
Equator
What are facts about the equator?
- It is an imaginary line. - It circles the globe halfway between the North and South poles. - Its zero degrees
What imaginary line does North America lie north to?
the equator
What imaginary line divides the northern hemispheres from the southern hemispheres?
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What imaginary line divides the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere?
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What is the name of the imaginary line that lies 23 degrees north of the equator and marks the northernboundary of the area known as the tropics?
The Tropic of Cancer is around 23.5 degrees north.
What is the name of the imaginary line that lies 23 degrees north of the equator and marks the northern boundary of the area as the tropics?
The Tropic of Cancer is around 23.5 degrees north.
What is the imaginary line that measures zero degrees latitude?
the equator
