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The Arctic Circle, at roughly 66.5° north, is the boundary of the Arctic waters and lands. The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the northernmost of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. [1] Its southern counterpart is the Antarctic Circle.
The Arctic consists of land, internal waters, territorial seas, exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and international waters above the Arctic Circle (66 degrees 33 minutes North latitude). All land, internal waters, territorial seas and EEZs in the Arctic are under the jurisdiction of one of the eight Arctic coastal states: Canada , Denmark (via ...
The north polar circle on a polar projection. The polar circle as lines on a modified cylindrical projection. The Arctic Circle in Finland, 1975. The Arctic Circle in Norway at Saltfjellet mountain plateau in July 2003. A polar circle is a geographic term for a conditional circular line (arc) referring either to the Arctic Circle or the ...
The Arctic Circle crosses Lapland, so polar phenomena such as the midnight sun and polar night can be viewed in this region. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Lapland's cold and wintry climate, coupled with its relative abundance of conifer trees such as pines and spruces , means that it has become associated with Christmas in some countries, most notably the United ...
Levi is a fell located in Finnish Lapland, and the largest ski resort in Finland. [1] The resort is located in the village of Sirkka, Kittilä municipality and is served by Kittilä Airport and Kolari railway station. At a latitude of 67.8° north, it is located approximately 170 km (110 mi) north of the Arctic Circle.
Finland: Nuorgam, Utsjoki, Lapland: 70°05′N Sweden: Treriksröset, Kiruna, Norrbotten County, Lapland: 69°04′N Iceland: Kolbeinsey, Eyjafjarðarsýsla Rifstangi Peninsula (mainland) 67°08′N 66°32′N Arctic Circle: 66°33′39″N Faroe Islands Viðareiði: 62°23′N United Kingdom: Out Stack, Shetland Islands Dunnet Head (mainland)
Map of Finland – click to enlarge. Finland's total area is 337,030 km 2 (130,128 sq mi). Of this area 10% is water, 69% forest, 8% cultivated land and 13% other. Finland is the eighth largest country in Europe after Russia, France, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany.
This Arctic area is located around and north of the Arctic Circle, within Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula in Russia. Barents Region is formed by the Cap of the North as well as the Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu regions of Finland, Swedish provinces of Lapland, Västerbotten and Norrbotten, Russian Oblasts of Arkhangelsk and ...