polar circle
noun
: either of the two parallels of latitude each at a distance from a pole of the earth equal to about 23 degrees 27 minutes
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At that time, the Australian state of Victoria – where volunteers first found the fossils in the late 1980s – would have crossed into the polar circle, meaning it would’ve been covered in darkness for weeks on end during the winter.
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Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2023
Sailing along the western Antarctic Peninsula from the South Shetland Islands down to the polar circle, guests do things like record the temperature and salinity of seawater to aid the vital mission of tracking the impact of melting glaciers in one of the fastest-warming spots on earth.
—Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2021
Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2023
Sailing along the western Antarctic Peninsula from the South Shetland Islands down to the polar circle, guests do things like record the temperature and salinity of seawater to aid the vital mission of tracking the impact of melting glaciers in one of the fastest-warming spots on earth.
—Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2021
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“Polar circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polar%20circle. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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