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Arctic regions
The Arctic regions are centred on the North Pole.
Arctic Circle
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Australian polar adventurer turned astronaut Eric Philips takes part in historic SpaceX mission
• May 14, 2025, 2:47 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Bodø/Glimt 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur (1-5 agg): Europa League semi-final, second leg – as it happened
• May 9, 2025, 10:24 AM ET (The Guardian)
Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham: What awaits Spurs in Norway for Europa League semi-final second leg
• May 8, 2025, 10:24 AM ET (BBC)
European fairytale continues for Bodø/Glimt, the soccer team from inside the Arctic Circle
• May 2, 2025, 3:37 AM ET (CNN)
KCAL News Meteorologist studies climate change in the Arctic Circle
• Apr. 26, 2025, 4:27 AM ET (CBS)
decline in minimum Arctic sea ice extentRemote sensing has revealed the loss in Arctic sea ice extent since the late 1970s.
Arctic Circle World map with the Arctic Circle marked.
Arctic Circle, parallel, or line of latitude around Earth, at approximately 66°30′ N. Because of 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. The Antarctic Circle is the southern counterpart of the Arctic Circle, where on any given date conditions of daylight or darkness are exactly opposite.
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