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-as of [30 AUGUST 2024]-
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-the Antarctic Circle is the most southerly of the 5 major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth-
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(the region south of this circle is known as the ‘Antarctic’, and the zone immediately to the north is called the ‘Southern Temperate Zone’)
(south of the ‘Antarctic Circle’, the sun is above the horizon for 24 continuous hours at least once per year (and therefore visible at midnight) and (at least partially) below the horizon for 24 continuous hours at least once per year (and therefore not fully visible at noon); this is also true within the equivalent polar circle in the Northern Hemisphere, the ‘Arctic Circle’)
(the position of the ‘Antarctic Circle’ is not fixed; as of 31 May 2017, it runs 66°33′46.7″ south of the ‘Equator’)
(its latitude depends on the Earth’s axial tilt, which fluctuates within a margin of 2° over a 40,000-year period, due to tidal forces resulting from the orbit of the ‘Moon’)
(consequently, the ‘Antarctic Circle’ is currently drifting southwards at a speed of about 15 m (49 ft) per year)
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