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Antarctic Circle

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Antarctic Circle
The parallel of latitude approximately 66°33 south. It forms the boundary between the South Temperate and South Frigid zones.
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Antarctic Circle

Antarctic Circle
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude 66° 32′ S; it marks the southernmost point at which the sun appears above the level of the horizon at the winter solstice

Antarctic Circle  (nt-ärktk)
The parallel of latitude approximately 66°33 south. It forms the boundary between the South Temperate and South Frigid zones.
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Noun1.Antarctic CircleAntarctic Circle - a line of latitude north of the south pole
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Antarctic Circle ncercle m antarctique
Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Circle n the Antarctic Circleil Circolo polare antartico


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The expedition's two ships--the 600-ton corvette Vostok and the 530-ton support-vessel Mirny,--crossed the Antarctic Circle on January 26, 1820 (New Style), and approached the Antarctic mainland two days later.
A friend snapped this photo of Klimes on Booth Island on the edge of the Antarctic Circle with the 296-foot, 110-passenger cruise ship National Geographic Endeavour in the background.
After visiting the Antarctic Circle last year, Parisian hometown-boy-made-good Pierre Huyghe explores a terra incognita closer at hand: the "virgin" territory of the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris's newly refurbished exhibition space.
 
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