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It is one 24 hour period of no sunrise at the Antarctic Circle, when the Arctic Circle experiences the same period of no sunset.

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The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to what?

The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle. They are lines of latitude either north (Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer) or south of the equator.


Does the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle pass through more continents?

The Arctic one.The score is 3 to 1 in favor of the Arctic Circle.All land on the Antarctic Circle is part of the Antarctic continent. But the Arctic Circle crosses land belonging to North America, Europe, and Asia.


What is the imaginary line located at 66.5 degrees south longitude called?

The imaginary line located at 66.5 degrees south latitude is called the Antarctic Circle. This is the southernmost latitude at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours during the summer and winter solstices, respectively. It marks the boundary of the Antarctic region.


66.5 degrees North Latitude is what circle?

That's close to an approximate latitude for the Antarctic Circle.


Will the overhead sun strike at the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle at any time of the year?

No the Arctic and Antarctic circles are at about 66° 33′ 39″ North and South of the equator respectively. The Sun is directly overhead only latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn at 23° 26′ 22″ North and South respectively during the course of the year.The sun is theoretically visible the entire day and night at the arctic circle on midsummer (and at the antarctic circle at {northern hemisphere} mid winter).

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What is the twin of the Arctic Circle?

Antarctic Circle


What are the areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle called?

The Arctic and the Antarctic


What are the differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic Circles?

The Arctic Circle is located in the Northern Hemisphere, while the Antarctic Circle is in the Southern Hemisphere. The Arctic Circle surrounds the North Pole, while the Antarctic Circle surrounds the South Pole. The Arctic Circle has Arctic tundra vegetation, while the Antarctic Circle is largely covered in ice.


What are the areas of the earth north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle?

The Arctic and the Antarctic respectively.


What are the names for the areas that lie north of the arctic circle and south of the Antarctic circle?

The Arctic and the Antarctic respectively.


What out of the Antarctic or Arctic Circle is closer to New Zealand?

The Antarctic Circle


Which circle passes through more continents Antarctic circle or arctc circle?

The Antarctic Circle only passes through Antarctica. The Arctic Circle passes through Asia, Europe and North America. The Arctic passes through 3 continents and the Antarctic only passes through Antarctica 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.


Why Antarctic Circle is more ice than Arctic Circle?

There is a continent south of the Antarctic Circle, while the Arctic Circle surrounds sea ice.


Is the Arctic Circle called the polar?

A polar circle is either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle.


Would you find a reindeer near the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle?

Arctic Circle


When do Arctic terns migrate from the Arctic?

Antarctic Circle