February 04, 1993|Kirsten Lee Swartz, Times community correspondent. Long Beach officials recently decided to set up storefront police stations that will be staffed by volunteers and serve as drop-in centers for officers and residents.
The Arctic Circle is a region on Earth that is marked as one of the five major circles of latitude on maps of our planet.It is located between the Arctic to its north and the Northern Temperate Zone to its south. Its counterpart in the Southern Hemisphere is known as the Antarctic Circle.In addition to the Antarctic Circle, the other three major latitude lines are the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, and the Equator.The Arctic Circle is the farthest southern region that experiences polar day and polar night.ts counterpart in the Southern Hemisphere is known as the Antarctic Circle. In addition to the Antarctic Circle, the other three major latitude lines are the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, and the Equator.
A great circle divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.That circle is referenced by two Meridians. The Prime Meridian is the line of longitude at which longitude is defined to be 0Â°.he Prime Meridian intersects eight (8) countries, (shown to the left) and those countries are therefore in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. They Include: Algeria, Burkino Faso, Ghana, France, Mali, Spain, Togo, and the United Kingdon (UK).