North of it.
No, it is a very long way from the Arctic Circle.
Iqaluit
North, way North.
the Antarctic Circle
Look at a globe. The Arctic Circle surrounds the North Pole at the top of it, the South Pole is at the bottom. The equator circles the globe halfway between the two. Whichever way you read it, the Arctic Circle is closer to the equator than the South Pole is, and the Arctic Circle is closer to the equator than it is to the South Pole.
Part of Alaska lies above the Arctic Circle.
Tropic of CancerThe Tropic of Cancer.
The best places to see an aurora are near the poles of the earth: that would be way north near the arctic circle or way south near the antarctic circle.
Yes, its way cold up there even in summer.
The UK is a big place. Thurso, Scotland is 550.5 miles (886 km) due south of the Arctic Circle. To Plymouth, England, it's 1,117.3 miles (1,798 km). Looking at it another way ... on your trip from the Arctic Circle to Plymouth, you haven't even reached the halfway point yet when you enter the UK.
The Arctic Circle is the circle formed by all points on Earth whose latitude is roughly66.5° North. It goes all the way around the Earth at this latitude, and there is apoint on it at every longitude.The Arctic Circle itself is a parallel of latitude, at about 66.5° North.There is a point on it at every longitude.
Sure. United and Northwest airlines flights from the US to HongKong and China regularly fly the polar route through the Arctic. (It's the shortest way to get there.)