the Arctic Circle

noun

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

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The next leg is along the Dempster Highway, an epic journey through boreal forest and tundra that crosses the Arctic Circle. Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Volvo invited me to the Arctic Circle to experience the EX30 Cross Country in a very early pre-production guise. Chad Kirchner, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025 One is a weather pattern around the Arctic Circle that has emerged more frequently than usual this winter and is driving this week’s cold, according to Judah Cohen, director of seasonal forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025 Rescuers in Alaska are searching for a snowmobiler who vanished in freezing weather above the Arctic Circle, officials said. Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 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 5 Mar. 2025.

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