the Arctic Circle

noun

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

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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 North of the Arctic Circle, the seven main islands stretch across more than 100 miles of wild, pristine landscape. Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025 But this was the Yukon, 50 miles above the Arctic Circle. Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2025 The intimate encounter took place in October 2024, near the Kvænangen fjords of Norway, located above the Arctic Circle in the country’s far north. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 June 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 30 Jul. 2025.

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