Arctic Circle

Located 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Pituffik Space Base—known as Thule Air Force Base until 2023—is America’s northernmost base and is key for protecting the U.S. from missile attacks.

Russian officials and prison authorities have said it occurred suddenly after he collapsed during exercise at a prison camp above the Arctic Circle, where he was serving out a lengthy sentence.

At the time of his death he had been in jail for three years on trumped-up charges and had recently been transferred to a penal colony in the Arctic Circle.

The church's move is the most spectacular and symbolic moment of the wider relocation of buildings in Kiruna, which lies 145km north of the Arctic Circle.

Pasvik is 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, which means self-reliance isn’t optional and knitting carries more practical weight than learning a math formula.