Arctic Circle

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  1. The parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 39″ north of the Equator, which marks…

    The parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 39″ north of the Equator, which marks approximately the southernmost place in the Northern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.

    • Then he tells us that the Bear, or Stars of the Arctick Circle, never disappear; as an Observation which agrees with no other.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic Circle.

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