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Arctic Circle

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Noun

1. arctic circle

a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Arctic Circle

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noun
the imaginary circle round the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66° 32′ N; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun appears above the level of the horizon on the winter solstice

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Arctic Circle

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[also a- c-]
an imaginary circle parallel to the equator, c. 66°34′ north of it

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Arctic Circle

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The parallel of latitude approximately 66°34′ north, the southern boundary of the North Frigid Zone, marking the approximate limit north of which the sun remains above the horizon all day on the summer solstice.

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