the Arctic Circle

noun

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

Examples of the Arctic Circle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tiny Norwegian archipelago, 68 degrees north of the Arctic Circle and two flights from Oslo, is a distinctive and dramatic landscape with spiky mountains rising from the Norwegian Sea and sandy beaches fringed by fjords. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

Years later, in 2030, his story intersects with that of his daughter, who makes her own pilgrimage to the Arctic Circle amidst political and environmental upheaval. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026

This tiny place lies 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle, beside Torneträsk, a 43-mile-long lake. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026

Located high above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, Tromsø sits beneath the auroral oval, the region surrounding Earth's magnetic poles where auroras occur most frequently. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the Arctic Circle

• preopercle
• semicircle
• cercle
• encircle
• tubercle