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The Arctic Circle, as of 1 July 2017, runs 66°33′46.7″ north of the Equator. The Arctic Circle is the most northerly of the five major circle (line) of Latitude.
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What is found at the top of the globe?
The Arctic Ocean, the North Pole, the Arctic Circle.
What are the imaginary lines drawn on the globe around the arctic and the antarctic called?
They are called the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle.
Where is the north pole located in a globe?
The very top. In the middle of the Arctic Circle. Just look for all the ice above Russia, Greenland, and Canada.
Why is the Arctic Circle closer to the Equator than the South Pole?
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.
What line runs across the globe at 66.5s?
the arctic circle is at 66.5oN, while the antarctic circle is at 66.5oS
What is 66 and a half degrees on a globe?
66½ºN is the Arctic Circle; 66½ºS is the Antarctic Circle.
Why is the Arctic Circle drawn on the globe?
The Arctic has a unique ecosystem of plants and animals that are found nowhere else on Earth. The Arctic is also special because it is warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the world and is in extreme danger.
What line runs across the globe at 66.5 N?
the arctic circle is at 66.5oN, while the antarctic circle is at 66.5oS
Where you can find tartic circle in the globe?
If you've looked and haven't been able to find it yet, the reason may be thespelling you're looking for. Try instead to find the Arctic Circle. It's a circle aroundthe north pole, about 1/4 of the way down from the pole to the equator. (The equatoris the fattest part, around the middle of the globe.)
What are the 6 special names on a globe?
Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Antartica Circle, Prime Meridian
What does Africa lies in the tropic zonemean?
The globe is commonly divided from north to south into five zones between the North Pole and the South Pole. From the North Pole to the Arctic Circle is the arctic zone. From the Arctic Circle to the Tropic of Cancer is the temperate zone. From the South Pole to the Antarctic Circle is the antarctic zone. From the Antarctic Circle to the Tropic of Capricorn is also the temperate zone. In the middle, from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn (with the Equator in the middle) is the tropic zone, or the Tropics. Most of Africa lies in this part of the world.
What is the lagest circle you can draw on a globe?
It is called a great circle and the plane that circle makes must pass through the geometric center of the globe. The largest circle that can be drawn round the Earth is the great circle round its middle, the "equator" this is because the spinning of the earth makes it 'fatter' round the middle.
