Arctic Circle
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The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude (imaginary lines around the Earth) that are often marked on maps of the Earth. This is the parallel of latitude that (in 2000) runs 66° 33' 39" north of the Equator.
The Arctic Circle is one way to say what part of the Earth is in the Arctic. The North Pole is in the center of the Arctic Circle.
Countries which are partly within the Arctic Circle are:
- Russia
- Canada
- Denmark (Greenland)
- United States of America (Alaska)
- Norway
- Sweden
- Finland
- Iceland (less than 1 square kilometre)
[edit] See also
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Seasons
- Solstice and equinox
- Equator
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Antarctic Circle
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