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Arctic Circle

NOUN
polar circle
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Sweden also hosts an orbital launch site in Esrange, about 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle, but the first such launch is planned for 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Speaking of the weather conditions while filming, Brydon said "it wasn't that cold, apart from when we went into the Arctic Circle", adding that the scenes were "so breathtaking that you didn't mind the cold".

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The first project is a roughly 500-mile all-season gravel road in the Northwest Territories, connecting its capital Yellowknife with Inuvik, Canada’s largest town north of the Arctic Circle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

The resulting images capture mountains and fjords dissolving into sky, rendered in the deep azure light of the Arctic Circle.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

The very top of the Arctic Circle, near the North Pole.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys


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