Definitions

1. The Arctic Circle is a line of latitude at 66.5 degrees north of the equator and the Antarctic Circle is a line of latitude at 66.5 degrees south.
2. The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. (Web site)
3. North of the Arctic Circle, the sun never sets for part of each summer, and in the winter, night is similarly unending. (Web site)
4. Above the arctic circle, an extreme case is reached where there is no daylight at all for part of the year. (Web site)
5. North of the Arctic Circle, a German-Finnish force set out for Murmansk but could get no further than the Litsa river, where they settled down. (Web site)

Northwest Arctic Borough

1. Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska: Northwest Arctic is named for its location in the northwestern part of the state, near the Arctic Circle.

Saltdal

1. References The European route E6 is the main road to the north; Storjord in Saltdal by the E6 is situated just north of the Arctic Circle.

Arctic Circle Dive Centre

1. History The Arctic Circle Dive Centre is part of the Underwater World Group, the largest Russian operator in the diving industry. (Web site)

Harstad

1. Harstad is located approximately 250 km (150 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. (Web site)
2. Harstad is a coastal town with a relatively mild climate, considering its location north of the Arctic Circle.

Rana

1. It now rates as northern Norway's biggest rock festival, with around 5000 people heading to Mo I Rana, the city below the Arctic circle.

Polar Night

1. The geographical location some 350 km (220 mi.) north of the Arctic Circle means that Tromsø has both midnight sun and polar night. (Web site)

Canada

1. From Dawson, we will camp and drive along the gravel Dempster Highway, the only public road to cross the Arctic Circle in Canada. (Web site)

Slightly

1. Barrow, Alaska at slightly more than 71 degrees north latitude, lies just less than 300 nautical miles north of the arctic circle.

Average

1. Lurøy, near the Arctic Circle, gets 2,935 mm on average, an amazing humidity for such a northerly area.

Atlantic

1. Sheffield (1936) - Town class light cruiser which saw service in World War II from the Arctic Circle and the Atlantic to the Mediterranean.

Quarter

1. A quarter of Finland's territory lies within the Arctic Circle and the midnight sun can be experienced – for more days, the farther north one travels.

Earth

1. The third-largest continent on earth, it lies mostly between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer. (Web site)

Snake

1. The snake is not very common, but lives all over Norway until the arctic circle (except for the highest mountains and areas with little sunshine).

East Side

1. The city center is located on the east side of the Tromsøya — over 300 km inside the Arctic Circle at.

Northward

1. Pytheas sailed northward with the intent of locating the Arctic Circle and exploring the "frigid zone" to the north of it at the extreme of the earth. (Web site)
2. This implies that volcanic activity around the Pacific rim may move northward, and both Alaska and Siberia will lie below the Arctic circle. (Web site)

Summer

1. High pressure weather can occur in all seasons, and in summer this brings 24-hr sunshine north of the Arctic circle.

North Coast

1. On the north coast, north of the Arctic Circle, there is a very short (about one-month-long) summer. (Web site)

Yukon

1. It flows northwestward out of Yukon and continues through Alaska to the Arctic Circle, where it turns abruptly.

Climate

1. The climate is surprisingly temperate considering the location north of the Arctic circle. (Web site)

Imaginary Circle

1. Arctic Circle: An imaginary circle on the surface of the earth at 66.5�N latitude, or, 23.5� south of the North Pole. (Web site)

Frogs

1. They are the only frogs found north of the Arctic Circle.

Wood Frogs

1. Wood frogs are the only frogs that are found north of the Arctic Circle.
2. Wood frogs can live north of the Arctic Circle, surviving for weeks in a frozen limbo state. (Web site)

Day

1. Day 10 There is further excitement today as the ship crosses the Arctic Circle.
2. Day 10 Bod�-Rorvik Sail through narrow straits, past fertile farmland before once again crossing the Arctic Circle.

Sun

1. Above the Arctic Circle, there is a polar night, a period when the sun does not rise for days or weeks, or even months.

Degrees North Latitude

1. Moving to the arctic circle at 66.5 degrees north latitude, the Sun never sets from early June to early July.

Peninsula

1. About one quarter of the peninsula lies north of the Arctic Circle, with the northernmost point at Cape Nordkyn. (Web site)
2. Nearly a quarter of the peninsula lies N of the Arctic Circle, reaching its northernmost point in Cape Nordkyn, Norway. (Web site)
3. The Baldwin Peninsula is a peninsula in northwestern Alaska, at 66°33' North 161°55' West, on the arctic circle.

Nesna

1. You will find Nesna just south of the Arctic Circle, 70 km from the nearest larger town, Mo i Rana.
2. Crossing the Arctic Circle once again, you will pass both Nesna and Sandnessjøen.

Northern Lights

1. On many of the trips, the ship travels above the Arctic Circle, where the chances of seeing the Northern Lights are even higher. (Web site)
2. Every 11 or so years, the northern lights are known to appear way below the Arctic Circle. (Web site)

Sweden

1. About 15% of Sweden lies north of the Arctic Circle.

Svalbard

1. Svalbard lies far north of the Arctic Circle.

Tysfjord

1. Tysfjord itself is north of the Arctic Circle and close to the Lofoten Islands.
2. A landscape from Tysfjord in northern Norway, up in the Arctic Circle (with a passing nod to NASA's Mars Rover).

Dempster Highway

1. In 1979, the Canadian government opened the Dempster Highway, Canada's first all-weather road to cross the Arctic Circle.
2. The Dempster Highway crosses the Arctic Circle and the continental divide on its way to the Beaufort Sea.
3. The Dempster Highway - Canada’s first all-weather road to cross the Arctic Circle - was officially opened on 18 August 1979, at Flat Creek, Yukon.

Anchorage

1. It is located near the discharges of the Kobuk and Noatak Rivers, 549 air miles northwest of Anchorage and 26 miles above the Arctic Circle.
2. It is located near the discharges of the Kobuk, Noatak and Ssezawick Rivers, 549 air miles northwest of Anchorage and 26 miles above the Arctic Circle.

Kotzebue

1. The next day I caught a plane back to Anchorage, with a stopover in Kotzebue, which got me above the arctic circle for the first time. (Web site)
2. Noatak is located on the west bank of the Noatak River, 55 miles north of Kotzebue and 70 miles north of the Arctic Circle.

Rovaniemi

1. Luckily Santa doesn't spend all his time at Korvatunturi, but visits for example the capital of Lapland, Rovaniemi, situated on the Arctic Circle.
2. From the untouched wilds of Kuusamo, you go on to Rovaniemi, the capital of Finnish Lapland on the Arctic Circle.
3. The city of Rovaniemi is located next to the rivers Ounasjoki and Kemijoki, just 8 km south of the Arctic Circle.

Russia

1. Nome is located only 102 miles south of the Arctic Circle and 161 miles east of Russia. (Web site)

Murmansk

1. It is the northernmost city in Siberia and the world's second largest city (after Murmansk) above the Arctic Circle.
2. Murmansk: Is the largest city north of the Arctic circle, with some 500,000 inhabitants. (Web site)
3. Murmansk, by contrast, has a population of 325,000, making it the biggest city inside the Arctic Circle. (Web site)

Bodø

1. Steigen is located at the coast, about 100 km north of Bodø, well inside the Arctic Circle. (Web site)

North Norway

1. Lofoten is located at the 68th and 69th parallels north of the Arctic Circle in North Norway.

Midnight Sun

1. Situated far north of the Arctic Circle, Finnmark has midnight sun from middle of May until late July. (Web site)
2. The Arctic Circle marks the boundary of the midnight sun of the Arctic summer and the sunless winters of the north.
3. Seeing the Midnight Sun at the Arctic Circle: This is one of the major reasons visitors go to Norway.

Helgeland

1. These are Helgeland in the south (south of the Arctic Circle), Salten in the center, and Ofoten in the northeast. (Web site)
2. Helgeland is situated south of the arctic circle: At winter solstice the sun is above the horizon approximately 3 hours a day.
3. The Saltfjellet mountain range forms a natural border between Helgeland and Salten, and is where the Arctic circle cuts through the county.

Part

1. The municipality is a part of the Ofoten landscape in North Norway, inside the arctic circle.
2. The country's third zone lies north of the Arctic Circle and is part of Lapland (Finnish, Lappi). (Web site)
3. See the key sights of Rovaniemi and visit Santa's Workshop at the Arctic Circle, meeting the jolly old man in person, and taking part in a Lapp ceremony.

Town

1. About 400 km north of the Arctic Circle, the town of about 6,000 inhabitants is perched at the edge of the Varanger Fjord and the border with Russia.
2. The town of Kirkenes lies 274km (170 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, close to the Russian border.
3. On the rim of the Arctic Circle, Vorkuta is a town that runs on coal.

Island

1. The Gulf Stream keeps Iceland's climate milder than one would expect from an island near the Arctic Circle. (Web site)

Miles

1. Mo-i-Rana is about 80km (50 miles) south of the Arctic Circle, where there is a visitor center (Polarsirkelsenteret) by the main E6 road.

City

1. Murmansk, city, northwestern Russia, the largest city in the world north of the Arctic Circle.
2. Vorkuta is a city built beside a coal mine, north of the Arctic Circle, in barely habitable, treeless tundra. (Web site)
3. The city lies just north of the Arctic Circle where the midnight sun is visible from 2 June to 10 July. (Web site)

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1. Northern Norway
2. Countries > European Countries > Norway > Nordland
3. Settlements > Cities > City > Tromsø
4. Population > Settlements > Cities > Narvik
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