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Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is a major circle of latitude located at 66.5 degrees north of the equator. It defines the polar region and marks the southernmost point of the polar day and polar night during the June and December solstices respectively.
531 Questions
How did the Amerindians get to the Caribbeans?
The first South Asians to come to the Caribbean came as indentured servants during the colonial period. Modern Indo-Caribbean's are their descendants.
How far from the north pole in degrees is the arctic circle?
The Arctic Circle is the circle formed by all points on Earth whose latitude is roughly
66.5° North. It goes all the way around the Earth at this latitude, and there is a
point on it at every longitude.
The Arctic Circle itself is a parallel of latitude, at about 66.5° North.
There is a point on it at every longitude.
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.
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 would be a benefit of living within the Arctic Circle?
Compared to living in the "lower 48" states of the US, some advantages are:
-- Over the course of a year, you don't have to mow your lawn as many times.
-- For most of the year, you get along with a lot less air conditioning and sun-screen.
-- If you are in the habit of eating regularly, then the problem of relieving the pressure
of excess cash in your pocket completely disappears.
-- If your next-door neighbors throw a party on Friday night, it doesn't bother you,
because they don't live as close.
-- For most of the year, you don't have to worry about where you left your sunglasses.
-- Personally, while I worked on Alaska's North Slope, I found that during a large part
of the year, I didn't have to shower or change my shirt quite as often, though I can
accept that others with whom I worked may have disagreed.
How many continents go through the arctic circle?
The Arctic Circle crosses parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.
Which city is closest to the antarctic circle?
Nuuk, Greenland is at about 64 degrees north, the Arctic Circle is at 66 degrees.
What country does the circle pass through?
The land on the Arctic Circle is divided among eight countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Denmark (Greenland), and Iceland (where it passes through the small offshore island of Grímsey).
How far is it from Milwaukee to the Arctic Circle?
The intersection of E. State St. and N. Broadway, in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
is 1,624.5 miles (2,616 km) due south of the Arctic Circle.
How many miles from the Arctic Circle to Churchill Manitoba?
There are at least eleven places named Churchill in the world. They are all varying distances from the Arctic Circle. Please specify.
Alaska (AK) is sometimes called "Land of the Midnight Sun" or "The Last Frontier".
Finland and Norway are also commonly called the Land of the Midnight Sun,
What is the southernmost US city within the Arctic Circle?
The only part of the US that's north of the Arctic Circle is the north 30% or 35% of Alaska.
The outposts of civilization up there are really not what you'd call 'cities' ... there's nothing
to compare to a New York, Chicago, Dallas, or Buffalo.
Anchorage is the state capital, and the largest city in Alaska. (It's about 370 miles outside
of the Arctic Circle.) The population of Anchorage is 301 thousand, and that's more than
40% of the entire state's population ! There's not much left to spread around the portion
of the state that's north of the Circle.
Here are the towns shown on my maps that are just over the line:
Town . . . . . N. of Circle . . . Population 2013
Kotzebue . . . 24 miles . . . . . . 3,201
Kobuk. . . . . . 25 mi . . . . . . . . . . 151
Allakaket. . . . . 1 mi . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fort Yukon . . . 1 mi . . . . . . . . . . 583
Bettles . . . . . 24 mi . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Does the sun ever set on the Arctic Circle?
You are misinformed, the Sun DOES set in the Arctic Circle.
Seven countries that occupy land north of the Arctic Circle?
The land on the Arctic Circle is divided among eight countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Denmark (Greenland), and Iceland (where it passes through the small offshore island of Grímsey).
