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There is one of these 'rings' around the north pole ... called the Arctic Circle ... and another one around

the south pole ... called the Antarctic Circle. These circles mark the farthest distance from each pole

that can possibly have 24 hours without a sunrise, and 24 hours without a sunset. Each of them

is located 23.5 degrees (of latitude) away from its pole.

On June 21, the sun doesn't set on the Arctic Circle (the north one), and doesn't rise on the

Antarctic Circle (the south one).

On December 21, there's no sunrise on the Arctic Circle, and no sunset on the Antarctic Circle.

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