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The Arctic Circle, at roughly 67.5° 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 67.5° N. [1] Its southern counterpart is the Antarctic Circle.
In 2017, a movable monument – an eight-tonne stone sphere dubbed "Orbis et Globus" – was placed on the circle, and is periodically moved to the corrected location. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Arctic Circle has crossed Grímsey since 1750, but will move northward from the island around the year 2047. [ 8 ]
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The lands within the monument, which lies entirely above the Arctic Circle, are all tundra in which the permafrost dominates soils and vegetation. [14] The monument is in a permafrost region. In the lowland areas the land is shaped by thermokarst forces. Typical thermokarst features seen in the monument include pingos, polygon ice wedges and ...
To the north of that line, which coincides with the spine of the Brooks Range, lies cold-arid land that has been described as "Arctic desert." During the long winters temperatures can reach −75 °F (−59 °C), but can reach 90 °F (32 °C) for a short time in summer. The park lies above the Arctic Circle. [14]
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Vikingen [1] is a small island in the southern part of Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.Vikingen is situated north of the village of Tonnes (in neighboring Lurøy Municipality).