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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf imaginary geographic line
line of latitude
approximateLatitudeRange between 66° and 67° north
axialTiltReference complement of Earth's obliquity
causeOf definition of Arctic climate zone
centeredOn North Pole
coordinateSystem geographic coordinate system
defines southern boundary of the Arctic region
southern boundary of the Earth's northern polar region
determinedBy axial tilt of the Earth
dynamicProperty latitude slowly changes over time due to variations in Earth's axial tilt
hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
latitude approximately 66.5 degrees north
approximately 66°33′47.2″ N
locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
oneOf five major circles of latitude
oppositeTo Antarctic Circle in Southern Hemisphere
parallelOf Equator
partOf Earth's geographic coordinate grid
passesNear Arctic Archipelago
passesThrough Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
Beaufort Sea
Bering Sea
Canada
Chukchi Sea
Finland
Greenland
Greenland Sea
Iceland
Kara Sea
Laptev Sea
Norway
Norwegian Sea
Russia
Sweden
Alaska
surface form: United States (Alaska)
property marks region where at least one day per year has 24 hours of darkness
marks region where at least one day per year has 24 hours of daylight
relatedCircle Antarctic Circle
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
relatedTo Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun
surface form: Polar Night
usedFor cartography
climatic classification
defining polar day and polar night regions
navigation

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Igarka locatedAbove Arctic Circle
Igarka locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Sodankylä locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Muddus National Park locatedIn Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle region
Varanger Peninsula locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Vadsøya locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Reine locatedIn Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle region
Å i Lofoten partOf Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle region
Kabelvåg locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Torsken isLocatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
3rd Mountain Division theaterOfOperations Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle region
Qaanaaq locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Tuktoyaktuk locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Sortland locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Aklavik locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Lødingen locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Gryllefjord isLocatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Austvågøy locatedIn Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle region
European route E10 region Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle area
Kvæfjord locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Gimsøya locatedIn Arctic Circle
Værøy locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Sigerfjord locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Tjeldsund locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Dikson locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Inuvik locatedIn Arctic Circle
Inuvik locatedAbove Arctic Circle
Old Crow locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle (approximate vicinity)
Sabetta locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
European route E69 locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Kola Bay locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Khibiny Mountains locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Santa Claus Village locatedOn Arctic Circle
Santa Claus Village hasAttraction Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle line
SantaPark locatedNear Arctic Circle
Ranelva flowsNear Arctic Circle
Nordland Line crosses Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle Monument locatedOn Arctic Circle
Mo Industrial Park hasNearbyFeature Arctic Circle
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle region
Kvaløya island locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
subject surface form: Kvaløya (Hammerfest)
Saltfjellet mountain range partOf Arctic Circle
subject surface form: Saltfjellet
this entity surface form: Arctic Circle region
Saltfjellet mountain range crossedBy Arctic Circle
subject surface form: Saltfjellet
Apatity locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Porsanger Municipality locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Naryan-Mar locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
Norwegian coastline passesThrough Arctic Circle
Muonio locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle