Arctic Circle

The latest news, updates and features on the Arctic, a region surrounding the North Pole within the Arctic Circle, which is a line of latitude around Earth where the sun does not set during the Summer Solstice or rise during the Winter Solstice. Areas typically associated with the Arctic include Svalbard in Norway, Swedish Lapland, Siberia in Russia, Alaska in the US, and Greenland, among others.

Arctic Circle

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