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Re: Definition of Arctic Circle
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 2000 Oct 09, 11:38 EDT
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 2000 Oct 09, 11:38 EDT
Here is a link to a page with a definition: http://fairbanks-alaska.com/arctic-circle.htm That page has another link to an article on the wanderings of the Arctic Circle. The Encyclopedia Brittannica says that the Arctic Circle is a parallel, or line of latitude around the Earth, at approximately 66?30' N. Because of the Earth's inclination of about 23 1/2? to the vertical, it marks the southern limit of the area within which, for one day or more each year, the Sun does not set (about June 21) or rise (about December 21). The length of continuous day or night increases northward from one day on the Arctic Circle to six months at the North Pole. Chuck Taylor Everett, WA, USA