the Arctic Circle

noun

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

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On a recent aurora photography adventure above the Arctic Circle, this portable battery lasted me over three days. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025 The Canadian actor has gone ice fishing in the Arctic Circle in Lapland, searched for the Big Five in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, island-hopped in Greece, and ventured deep into the Costa Rican jungles around Arenal Volcano. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025 Almost all their breeding sites lie north of the Arctic Circle, on open tundra. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Navalny, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died aged 47 in a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle in February 2024. Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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