Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
noun
an imaginary line drawn parallel to the equator, at 23°28prime; S of the North Pole: between the North Frigid Zone and the North Temperate Zone.
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| Arctic Circle | |
| —n | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
Arctic Circle
1550s, in ref. to a celestial circle, a line around the sky which, in any location, bounds the stars which are ever-visible from that latitude (in the Northern Hemisphere, this is focused on the celestial north pole); the concept goes back to the ancient Greeks, for whom this set of constellations
included most prominently the two bears (arktoi), hence the name for the circle (see Arctic). Of Earth, the circle 66 degrees 32 minutes north of the equator, marking the southern extremity of the polar day, it is recorded from 1620s.
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Science Dictionary
Arctic Circle  (ärk'tĭk) Pronunciation Key
The parallel of latitude approximately 66°33' north. It forms the boundary between the North Temperate and North Frigid zones. |
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Cultural Dictionary
Arctic Circle definition
Imaginary circle around the Earth about three-quarters of the way from the equator to the North Pole. North of this line is the “Land of the Midnight Sun,” where the sun never sets on the summer solstice.
Note: The Arctic Circle corresponds to the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere.
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