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The Arctic Circle, roughly 67° north of the Equator, defines the boundary of the Arctic waters and lands. The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. [1] Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. ' the North ') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.
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Arctic Circle: 66°33′39″N Faroe Islands Viðareiði: 62°23′N United Kingdom: Out Stack, Shetland Islands Dunnet Head (mainland) 60°51′N 58°40′N Åland : Brändö: 60°40′N Estonia: Vaindloo island, Vainupea village, Haljala Parish Cape Purekkari, Pärispea village, Kuusalu Parish (mainland) 59°48′N 59°40′N Latvia
The Arctic has various definitions, including the region north of the Arctic Circle (currently Epoch 2010 at 66°33'44" N), or just the region north of 60° north latitude, or the region from the North Pole south to the timberline. [1] The Antarctic is usually defined simply as south of 60° south latitude, or the continent of Antarctica.
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 ...