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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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What areas of the world are considered temperate?
For the most part, regions north of the Tropic of Cancer but south of the Arctic Circle and regions south of the Tropic of Capricorn and north of the Antarctic circle are considered temperate.
How many villages are on the Arctic Circle?
About 2 milion people live north of the arctic circle. Most of them live in Russia (1,4 milion) and Scandinavia (0,5 milion), while less than 0,1 milion live in North America and Greenland. The largest cities north of the arctic cirle are situated in Russia: Murmansk, eith 0,4 milion people in its metropolitan area, and Norilsk with 0,2 milion. The largest western city north of the arctic circle is Tromsø in Norway, with a population of more than 66,000. The largest city in North America is Barrow in Alaska, with more or less 4,000 inhabitants.
What is the importance of auroras?
auroras are the northern lights, and that is a very important event in Alaska
No, they need to get used to sleeping while it's sunny during the summer and seeing very little sun during the winter. Some people do not handle it well.
What countries are in the Arctic Circle?
The land in the Arctic Circle is divided among eight countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, United States, Canada, Greenland and Iceland.
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 many degrees are there between the tropic of cancer and the Antarctic circle?
90 I think
The tropic of cancer should be the same angle N of the Equator as the Antarctic circle is N of the S Pole.
What European countries extend beyond the Arctic Circle?
- Finland,
- Norway,
- Sweden,
- Russia
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia
Lapland
What is the solar elevation angle at the Arctic Circle on September 21 at noon?
The solar elevation angle at the Arctic Circle on September 21 at noon would be 0 degrees. This is because the Arctic Circle experiences the autumnal equinox on September 21, when the sun is directly above the equator and does not rise above the horizon at the Arctic Circle.
