Examples of the Arctic Circle in a Sentence
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The best aurora viewing is at high latitudes in the Arctic Circle (or, conversely, at very southern latitudes).
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
The enchantments a visitor can find include the serene archipelagos and the stunning northern lights of the Arctic Circle.
—Breana Scheckwitz, Fox News, 6 June 2024
Alexei Navalny was being held captive — a political prisoner — and likely put to death in a faraway Russian prison 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
Name three Americans so odious that they should be set adrift in a dinghy in the Arctic Circle with enough food and water to only last them 24 hours.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 15 May 2024
Sky-watchers around the world were treated to rare, dazzling displays of the northern lights over the weekend, as the glowing phenomenon, which is usually seen close to the Arctic Circle, was visible much farther south than usual.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
While traditionally associated with regions closer to the Arctic Circle, such as Scandinavia and Alaska, the northern lights have been observed in Michigan due to strong geomagnetic storms.
—Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
This close to the Arctic Circle, the Coppermine River doesn’t get much warmer than 40°, even in midsummer.
—Tom Hinman, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2024
The most prominent, Aleksei A. Navalny, died in a penal colony in the Arctic Circle in February.
—Anton Troianovski Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2024
The enchantments a visitor can find include the serene archipelagos and the stunning northern lights of the Arctic Circle.
—Breana Scheckwitz, Fox News, 6 June 2024
Alexei Navalny was being held captive — a political prisoner — and likely put to death in a faraway Russian prison 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
Name three Americans so odious that they should be set adrift in a dinghy in the Arctic Circle with enough food and water to only last them 24 hours.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 15 May 2024
Sky-watchers around the world were treated to rare, dazzling displays of the northern lights over the weekend, as the glowing phenomenon, which is usually seen close to the Arctic Circle, was visible much farther south than usual.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
While traditionally associated with regions closer to the Arctic Circle, such as Scandinavia and Alaska, the northern lights have been observed in Michigan due to strong geomagnetic storms.
—Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
This close to the Arctic Circle, the Coppermine River doesn’t get much warmer than 40°, even in midsummer.
—Tom Hinman, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2024
The most prominent, Aleksei A. Navalny, died in a penal colony in the Arctic Circle in February.
—Anton Troianovski Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 7 May 2024
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