the Arctic Circle

noun

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

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Nome is just south of the Arctic Circle and is known as the ending point of the 1,000-mile Iditarod. Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025 Nome, a Gold Rush town, is just south of the Arctic Circle and is known as the ending point of the 1,000-mile (1,610-kilometer) Iditarod. Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 Listen to this article A plane carrying 10 people seemingly vanished while flying over Alaska’s Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle, triggering a desperate search along the state’s western coast on Friday. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025 Nome, a Gold Rush town, is just south of the Arctic Circle and is known as the ending point of the 1,000-mile (1,610-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Associated Press, TIME, 7 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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