the Arctic Circle

noun

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

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Some politicians have floated establishing a post-independence defense treaty with Denmark, Canada, or even the United States, which already has a military base in the Arctic Circle in far northwest Greenland. Lauren Kent, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 Near the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden, many of the world's automakers have testing facilities where their research and development teams decamp to Monday through Friday for weeks on repeat during the winter months. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 But surely the frozen island situated north of the Arctic Circle's negative temperatures and lack of sunshine must take a toll on her mental and physical health, right? Skyler Caruso, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 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 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 14 Mar. 2025.

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