the Arctic Circle

noun

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

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Arctic terns make even longer journeys of 10,000 miles and more from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica, while great snipes fly over food-poor deserts and seas, sometimes covering 4,200 miles in four days without stopping. Elizabeth Landau, Quanta Magazine, 19 May 2025 To follow his journey, from the Arctic Circle’s midnight sun to Sweden’s southern reaches, has been profoundly moving. Jamie Lang, Variety, 16 May 2025 The president has argued that Greenland's status poses a growing national security concern as Russia and China, who have ramped up their presence in the Arctic Circle, may attempt to access its mineral resources. Isabel Van Brugen john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 Far removed from the soccer metropolises, Bodø/Glimt, a Norwegian team from inside the Arctic Circle, is writing a romantic tale in Europe this season. Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 1 May 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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