high latitudes
Parallel latitudes
High latitudes
high latitudes
"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".
The Arctic and the Antarctic
The Arctic Circle lies at approximately 66.5 degrees north latitude, while the Antarctic Circle lies at approximately 66.5 degrees south latitude. These latitudes mark the boundaries of the areas where the sun does not rise or set for at least one day during the year.
The Arctic and the Antarctic respectively.
Technically the "middle latitudes" are the areas between the tropics and the arctic circles; so, from the Tropic of Cancer (23 degrees 26 minutes north) to the Arctic Circle (66 degrees 34 minutes north) and from the Tropic of Capricorn (23 26 S) to the Antarctic Circle (66 34 S). These are also sometimes called the "temperate zones". More colloquially, the "mid latitudes" are between 20 and 45 degrees from the equator.
There are no separate time zones north or south of the Arctic Circle.
The Arctic and the Antarctic respectively.
The areas that lie north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle are known as the subarctic regions. These areas experience cold temperatures and distinct seasonal changes due to their proximity to the poles.
Switzerland