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Antarctic Circle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The following Antarctic and Arctic lists give explorations, in chronological order, towards the South Pole and North Pole, their attainment (air and surface, and by sea ... 1773. James Cook (Britain), with companies aboard HMS Resolution and HMS Adventure, crossed the Antarctic Circle (66·53°S [73·92gS]) off Enderby land,
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Similarly the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle lie 23.5 degrees from the poles
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The Arctic Circle is... ... The Arctic Circle is about 125 north of Fairbanks. There are many tour companies offering a look at the Arctic Circle. The first one we list here is the one we know the most about. They have been taking our customers for years, and we have heard excellent reports back.
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Temperate - That region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
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Information about the equator, tropics, and hemishpheres, from your About.com Guide. ... The equator is located at zero degrees latitude. The equator runs through Indonesia, Ecuador, northern Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya, among other countries. It is 24,901.55 miles (40,075.16 kilometers) long.
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