polar circle
Example Sentences
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A treasure trove of fossils that includes dinosaur bones, bird feathers and the first presence of feathered dinosaurs beyond the southern polar circle has been discovered in Australia.
From Fox News
“As soon as you get above the polar circle, you can see the aurora very likely,” explained Trond Trondsen, an aurora expert in Calgary.
From New York Times
"The optimal locations for this type of power production are areas where the sun doesn’t always shine, but winds will blow, such as latitudes poleward of the polar circles," the researchers wrote.
From Scientific American
If near the equator an instrument gives the latitude of the polar circle, it is a proof that it is not working rightly.
From Project Gutenberg
The small circle E F, which surrounds the north pole, is called the arctic circle; that G H, which surrounds the south pole, the antarctic circle; these are also called polar circles.
From Project Gutenberg
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