the Arctic Circle

noun

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

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Neither the frozen setting 300 miles above the Arctic Circle nor the foreign Norwegian language was their biggest obstacle. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2025 This 28-day Holland America itinerary begins with a tour of the British Isles before crossing the Arctic Circle in time to reach the North Cape on the longest day of the year. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Escaping all the way to the Arctic Circle may seem like going to extremes, but Haukland Beach will make the trip worthwhile. New York Times, 23 July 2025 Ineffably, Renko’s qualities of solidity and rebelliousness bring my father back to me, and the whole 11-book series, set mostly in Russia (with excursions to Cuba and the Arctic Circle), is a galloping wonder, full of apparatchiks, spies, oligarchs, gangsters, and murders galore. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 16 July 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 Aug. 2025.

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