Arctic Circle

Example Sentences

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While the Northern Lights are mostly visible near the Arctic Circle and northern Scotland, following a strong storm they were visible as far south as Norfolk on Friday night.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The mayor of the Norwegian town of Longyearbyen—around four hours from Barentsburg by snowmobile—swept his hand over a map of the Arctic Circle on a recent morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Significant groupings appear beneath the Himalayas in southern Asia and near the Bering Strait between Asia and North America, south of the Arctic Circle.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

But they came unstuck in the freezing conditions at the stadium 200km north of the Arctic Circle, losing 3-1.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Iceland, the westernmost and one of the smallest countries in Europe, sitting remotely in the North Atlantic just below the Arctic Circle, may have seemed a curious venue for a World Chess Championship.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady