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Why is the speed of the rotation of the earth greater at the Equator than at the Arctic Circle?
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∙ 11y ago
A point on the equator has to turn through almost 25,000 miles in a day.
A point 100 feet from the north pole only has to turn through about 314 feet
in a day.
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The Arctic Circle is in what direction from the Equator?
the Arctic Circle is north of the equator.
Is Hawaii closer to the Arctic Circle or the Equator?
The Arctic Circle
What are the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle compared to the Equator?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator; the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
Is the arctic circle north or south of equator?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator, and the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
Is Alaska near the arctic circle or the equator?
The arctic circle
How are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles different?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator; the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
Is the Arctic Circle in the Equator?
No.
Is the tropic of cancer closer to the equator or the arctic circle?
It's roughly twice as far from the Arctic Circle as it is from the Equator.
What are the differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic Circles?
The Arctic Circle is north of the Equator: the Antarctic Circle is south of the Equator.
Is the Equator or the Arctic Circle closer to Hawaii?
The Equator is.
Is the arctic circle or south of the Equator?
the arctic circle is north of the tropic of cancer
Is the Arctic Circle closer to the Equator or to the South Pole?
Equator
