Arctic Circle
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The Arctic Circle is an imaginary latitude line near the North Pole that marks the southern boundary of the Earth's polar region, where at least one day each year has 24 hours of daylight or darkness.
Aliases (1)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
imaginary geographic line
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line of latitude → |
| approximateLatitudeRange |
between 66° and 67° north
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| axialTiltReference |
complement of Earth's obliquity
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| causeOf |
definition of Arctic climate zone
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| centeredOn |
North Pole
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| coordinateSystem |
geographic coordinate system
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| defines |
southern boundary of the Arctic region
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southern boundary of the Earth's northern polar region → |
| determinedBy |
axial tilt of the Earth
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| dynamicProperty |
latitude slowly changes over time due to variations in Earth's axial tilt
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| hemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
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| latitude |
approximately 66.5 degrees north
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approximately 66°33′47.2″ N → |
| locatedIn |
Northern Hemisphere
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| oneOf |
five major circles of latitude
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| oppositeTo |
Antarctic Circle in Southern Hemisphere
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| parallelOf |
Equator
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| partOf |
Earth's geographic coordinate grid
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| passesNear |
Arctic Archipelago
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| passesThrough |
Arctic Ocean
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Barents Sea → Beaufort Sea → Bering Sea → Canada → Chukchi Sea → Finland → Greenland → Greenland Sea → Iceland → Kara Sea → Laptev Sea → Norway → Norwegian Sea → Russia → Sweden → United States (Alaska) → |
| property |
marks region where at least one day per year has 24 hours of darkness
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marks region where at least one day per year has 24 hours of daylight → |
| relatedCircle |
Antarctic Circle
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Equator → Tropic of Cancer → Tropic of Capricorn → |
| relatedTo |
Midnight Sun
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Polar Night → |
| usedFor |
cartography
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climatic classification → defining polar day and polar night regions → navigation → |
Referenced by (35)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Alta
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Bodø → Hammerfest → Hinnøya → Narvik → North Slope Borough → Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States → Tiksi → Tromsø → Vadsø → Verkhoyansk → Wainwright → |
locatedNorthOf |
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Mo i Rana
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Rovaniemi Air Base → Rovaniemi area → Salla → Tromsø Arctic Cathedral → |
locatedNear |
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Eurasia
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Nordland → Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park → Troms og Finnmark → |
crossedBy |
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Greenland and Svalbard
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Kola Peninsula → Rybachy Peninsula → |
locatedIn |
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Arctic Ocean
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boundedBy |
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Northern Hemisphere
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containsLine |
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Arctic region
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definedBy |
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Scandinavian Peninsula
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extendsFrom |
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Antarctic Circle
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hasOppositeSeasonalEffectTo |
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Nordland
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hasPart |
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Vorkuta camps
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locatedAbove |
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Midnight Sun
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occursIn |
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Antarctic Circle
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oppositeOf |
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Kanin Peninsula
("Arctic Circle region")
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partOf |
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German 20th Mountain Army
("Arctic Circle region")
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theaterOfOperations |