arctic circle
noun
often capitalized A&C
: the parallel of latitude that is approximately 66¹/₂ degrees north of the equator and that circumscribes the northern frigid zone
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Held since 1990 in Tromsø, the Arctic capital of Norway located at 69 degrees north and some 350 kilometers north of the arctic circle, most of the city is situated on a small island surrounded by the sea and beautiful mountains.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Why had he been born in this frigid city less than 300 miles from the arctic circle with few opportunities for a budding entrepreneur?
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Since 2022, representatives from industry and government travel to the arctic circle to test how their systems respond to jamming and the more serious GPS spoofing, where GPS signals are faked to deceive a plane or other device about its own location.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Long, epic, and ambitious in scale, the series turns living rooms into coral reefs, arctic circles, and mountaintops.
—Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 10 July 2024
The Finnish drama, which follows two strangers on a long train ride up past the arctic circle, also won the international film critics’ Fipresci award for best film.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2022
Up in the arctic circle, future-forward Norwegian firm Snøhetta is designing the world's first energy-positive hotel.
—Jenny Southan, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2019
As such, evergreen forests grow not only up through Europe, but all the way up to the arctic circle.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 May 2018
Built when the trans-Alaska oil pipeline was laid, the highway stretches through forested hills, traverses the Yukon River, and enters the arctic circle before ending at the Arctic Ocean.
—Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Why had he been born in this frigid city less than 300 miles from the arctic circle with few opportunities for a budding entrepreneur?
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Since 2022, representatives from industry and government travel to the arctic circle to test how their systems respond to jamming and the more serious GPS spoofing, where GPS signals are faked to deceive a plane or other device about its own location.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
Long, epic, and ambitious in scale, the series turns living rooms into coral reefs, arctic circles, and mountaintops.
—Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 10 July 2024
The Finnish drama, which follows two strangers on a long train ride up past the arctic circle, also won the international film critics’ Fipresci award for best film.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2022
Up in the arctic circle, future-forward Norwegian firm Snøhetta is designing the world's first energy-positive hotel.
—Jenny Southan, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2019
As such, evergreen forests grow not only up through Europe, but all the way up to the arctic circle.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 May 2018
Built when the trans-Alaska oil pipeline was laid, the highway stretches through forested hills, traverses the Yukon River, and enters the arctic circle before ending at the Arctic Ocean.
—Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
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“Arctic circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arctic%20circle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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