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What contains the Arctic and Antarctic circle?
Latitude maps include both the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
How are the Arctic and the Antarctic circles alike in measurement?
Both these lines of latitude are about 66 degrees.
Where do the arctic and antarctic circles lie?
The latitude is 66 degrees 33 minutes north.
What degrees are the Arctic and the Antarctic circles?
They are both at 66 degrees 32 minutes, either South Latitude or North Latitude.
At what latitude do the Arctic and Antarctic circles meet?
They don't. The Arctic and Antarctic Circles are parallel. Each circle has only a single latitude. The first is at 66.5° north latitude, 23.5° from the north pole. The second is at 66.5° south latitude, 23.5° from the south pole. They're 133° apart everywhere, and never meet.
At what latitude do the arctic and the Atlantic circles lie?
The Arctic Circle is 66.5 degrees north. The Antarctic Circle is 66.5 degrees south.
Why are the Arctic Circles specially marked?
They are specially marked because, they are the most north and south on the lines of latitude. During the summer solstice, the sun beams directly on these points ( the two arctic circles)
Why are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles taken as standard?
All lines of latitude are taken as standard. These lines of latitude, however, do wobble with the Earth's wobble.
Define the Arctic Circle?
The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. In 2012, it is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 44″ (or 66.5622°) north of the Equator.
Why does temperature of a place depends on latitude?
Temperature depends on latitude because when you are closer to the equator it's hotter, but when're closer to the arctic circles it will be colder.
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 other circle is there beside the arctic?
You may be looking for the Antarctic Circle, but all of the demarcations of latitude and longitude are circles.
