Antarctic Circle, imaginary circle on the surface of the earth
at 661/2°S lat., i.e., 231/2° north of the South Pole. It marks
the southernmost point at which the sun can be seen at the
winter solstice (about June 22) and the northernmost point of
the southern polar regions at which the midnight sun is visible.
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