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∙ 6y agoThe Arctic Circle is one of the five major named circles of latitude on maps of the Earth (Antarctic /Arctic Circles, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, and the equator) .
- It is drawn at 66° 33' 44" (66.5622°) north of the Equator.
- Areas north of this circle are called the Arctic. North of the Arctic Circle there is at least one 24-hour sunlit day per year and one sunless day per year.
- The Arctic Circle passes through the Arctic Ocean, the Scandinavian peninsula, North Asia, Northern America and Greenland. Eight countries touch the the Arctic Circle: Canada, Denmark (i.e. Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the USA (i.e. Alaska)
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∙ 14y agoThe Arctic Circle is the region of the Northern Hemisphere surrounding the North Pole. See this site for a map of it: http://www.bugbog.com/maps/polar_regions/arctic_circle_map.html
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∙ 9y agoThe Arctic Circle is about 66.5 degrees north latitude.
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∙ 9y ago66.5 degrees north latitude
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What line of latitude is found at 66.5N?
Arctic Circle.
Where would you see a reindeer Arctic Circle or Antarctic Circle?
Reindeer are only found in the far north near the Arctic Circle.
Where are Arctic hare found?
Within the Arctic Circle.
Where are Arctic hares usually found?
Within the Arctic Circle.
What region is found mostly north of the Arctic circle?
The Arctic.
Would reindeer be most likely found near the Arctic or the Antarctic Circle?
The Arctic Circle
Where are ladybugs not found?
in the Arctic circle
What are two countries found in the Artic Circle?
There is no country in the Arctic Circle. There are , however, countries partially in the Arctic circle like Norway.
What hemisphere is the Arctic Circle not found in?
Southern
Where hare's are found?
Within the Arctic Circle.
What biome is found in the Arctic Circle?
tundra
What is the name of the area found between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole?
The Arctic
