Antarctic Circle

There's no "why" because it's not. Every place on Earth gets exactly the same

duration of sunlight . . . half of the time. What's special is that the north and

south poles get theirs all in one stretch of six months at a time, and the sun

stays down for the other six months, at both poles.

The Antarctic Circle is located at approximately 66.5 degrees south latitude. This means it is about 23.5 degrees away from the South Pole.

The Tropic of Capricorn is located in the Southern Hemisphere, while the Antarctic Circle is also in the Southern Hemisphere. These geographical lines mark important reference points on Earth related to the positions of the sun and the Earth's axial tilt.

The Antarctic Circle is located at approximately 66.5 degrees south latitude.

The Earth is tilted with respect to the plane of its orbit, so that only on the equinox days (usually March 20 and September 23) do both poles experience a short period when both can have sun. The pole that is angled away from the Sun will have no daylight, while the one angled toward the Sun will have continual daylight -- although the Sun just circles the horizon and never goes very high into the sky.

So from around September 23 to March 20, the South Pole has 6 months of daylight, 24 hours a day. The exact length is about 4383 hours.

All parallels of latitude, except for the Equator, are not great circles. Great circles are the largest circles that can be drawn on a sphere and pass through its center, whereas small circles do not pass through the center of the sphere.

The circle of illumination always includes 180 degrees of latitude (and 180 degrees of longitude).

Considering latitude . . . whatever amount of latitude falls outside of the circle because of

the Earth's so-called "tilt" is made up for by the circle extending the same number of degrees

past the pole on the other end.

Examples:

-- Equinoxes: Illumination from 90 degrees south to 90 degrees north latitude. Total = 180 degrees of latitude.

-- June solstice: from 66.5 degrees south, over the north pole, past 90 degrees north,

and back down the other side to 66.5 degrees north. Total = 180 degrees of latitude.

-- December solstice: fropm 66.5 degrees north, under the south pole, past 90- degrees south,

and back up the other side to 66.5 degrees south. Total = 180 degrees of latitudfe.

First signed in December 1959, by the 12 countries that took part in the international Geophysical Year of 1957-58, they were Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The 12 original countries have over the years been joined by other countries. the total now stands at 41 countries who have signed the Treaty.

The circle that is 23.5 degrees north of the equator is called the Tropic of Cancer. This line marks the northernmost latitude where the sun can be directly overhead at noon.

That point is in the sea just off the west coast of Saudi Arabia.

It's about 100 miles south of Mecca, and 107 miles west of Baha.

The imaginary circle that runs through Canada at 66.5 degrees north latitude is the Arctic Circle. It marks the southernmost latitude where the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours during the summer and winter solstices, respectively.

This is commonly referred to as the Antarctic Circle*. Below this line, the south polar region receives increasingly longer days or nights depending on the season. At the South Pole, there one 6-month day and one 6-month night each year.

(*More precisely, the circle is slightly farther south at 66° 33′ 39″ S latitude.)

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.

10 degrees south 60 degrees east

As of December 28, 2015, you can find the Antarctic Circle at 66.5628° S. Due to earth's rotational vagaries, this line of latitude moves about 15 metres or 49 feet per year.

The Arctic Circle is slightly less than 3/4 of the way from the equator to the North Pole at a latitude of 66 degrees, 33 minutes, 36 seconds. The Antarctic Circle is the same distance from the equator to the South Pole.

Depending on the map, they may not be shown.

Your answer depends on the work you're doing.

It is estimated that the early explorers who man-hauled sleds across the Antarctic ice sheet, required about 6,000 calories per day. Modern explorers report for these same tasks, eating a quarter-pound of butter at lunch breaks to consume these many calories.

Otherwise, temporary workers and scientists generally can consume about 1,000 calories per day above what is generally required, because the body requires these many additional calories to counter the extreme cold and harsh weather conditions on the continent.

You can refer to the map, below, to identify those stations that qualify for your definition of 'inland' as locations for research stations on the Antarctic continent.

Usually you would find reindeer around the arctic circle, Scandinavia. :D

antarctica is the only continent that the antarctic circle crosses. im sorry if this answer is wrong as i was being very stupid and lame while i wrote it.

Except for a narrow strip along the sparsely-populated north coast of Alaska, that description

takes in the entire USA,as well as most countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. You can

find their cities listed in a good Atlas.

Captain James Cook was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle on the 17th of January, 1773, and reached a latitude of 67 degrees 15 minutes S. It is not clear whether or not he actually set eyes on Antarctica since the ice pack prevented any further southward progress. In January, 1820, as a result of an earlier expedition where he was blown off course, the British Royal Navy sent William Smith as pilot with Edward Bransfield to search the waters south of the newly claimed South Shetland Islands. It is subsequently claimed that they are the first to see the Antarctic Peninsula. On the 27th of January, 1820, Russian, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, becomes the first person to see the Antarctic continent. In January,1821, Bellingshausen returns to the Antarctic and completes a circumnavigation of Antarctica being only the second explorer, after Cook, to do so. In February, American sealer John Davis arguably becomes the first person to land on the Antarctic continent. A Norwegian scientist immigrant to Australia, Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1864-1934), became the first man to set foot on the Antarctic when he stepped on to Cape Adare on the 24th of January, 1895. From 1894-95 he devoted his time to exploration of Antarctica. He attempted to reach the South Pole in 1897. During this expedition, he was the first to discover lichen in the Antarctic, and reached a latitude of 78 degrees 5 minutes S.

Sand is tiny bits of stone that do not freeze. Water freezes. Antarctica is the driest continent on earth. So no, there is no frozen sand in Antarctica.