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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.
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Technically, they are the latitudes farthest from the north and south poles that have a
continuous period of 24 hours without a sunset, and a similar period without a sunrise.
What countries surround the arctic?
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).
Is the Arctic Circle part of Antarctica?
No. The Arctic is in the northern hemisphere and the Antarctic is in the southern hemispher. They are at different ends of the world.
Is it Iceland?
Why is the Arctic Circle getting smaller?
Because the earth is getting warmer
The position of the Arctic Circle is not fixed. It directly depends on the Earth's axial tilt, which fluctuates within a margin of 2° over a 40,000-year period,[2] notably due to tidal forces resulting from the orbit of the Moon. The Arctic Circle is currently drifting northwards at a speed of about 15 m (49 ft) per year.
.4r=5 r=5/.4 r=12.5 c=2pi(12.5) c=25pi ft
Which is closest to the Arctic Circle Toronto Beijing Moscow or Vladivostok?
Of these, Reykjavik is the farthest north, and therefore closest to the Arctic Circle.
Here is a list showing them in order of distance to the Arctic Circle:
Reykjavik (closest)
Moscow
Vladivostok, Toronto (~same distance)
Beijing
This, however has little to do with climate, as I can guarantee to you that it is a fact that of these five, Reykjavik is the one with the highest average temperature in January.
What state do you pass through Texas to Chicago?
Arkansas and Missouri are in between Texas and Illinois.
Which dates of the year do the Arctic and antarctic zones have equal hours of daylight?
That would happen around the dates of the equinoxes ...
roughly March 21 and September 21.
