the Arctic Circle

noun

: an imaginary line that goes around the Earth near the North Pole

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After Jesper Johansson, the bratty son of the Royal Postmaster General, deliberately sidelines his training at the Royal Postman Academy, his father sends him off to Smeerensburg, a secluded island above the Arctic Circle. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025 Sunlight means something else entirely in photos made above or near the Arctic Circle, where noon could strike in darkness, depending on the season, and where golden hour might be a nearly constant affair. Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 The space between our respective childhoods stretched from Utqiaġvik, north of the Arctic Circle, down to Seminole land in Florida. Eliana Ramage, Time, 25 Nov. 2025 Right on the southern edge of the Arctic Circle, Iceland is one of the best places to witness the northern lights. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Arctic Circle

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“The Arctic Circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Arctic%20Circle. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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