The Arctic and Antarctic Circles are located at 66.5o N and 66.5o S, respectively. These latitudes are mathematically significant because they correspond to 90o minus Earth’s tilt. What happens on the winter solstice (December 21) for latitudes that are... i) Above the Arctic Circle? Below the Antarctic Circle?            What happens on the summer solstice (June 21) for latitudes that are...i) Above the Arctic Circle? Below the Antarctic Circle?

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The Arctic and Antarctic Circles are located at 66.5o N and 66.5o S, respectively. These latitudes are mathematically significant because they correspond to 90o minus Earth’s tilt.

  1. What happens on the winter solstice (December 21) for latitudes that are...
    1. i) Above the Arctic Circle? Below the Antarctic Circle? 

         

  1. What happens on the summer solstice (June 21) for latitudes that are...i) Above the Arctic Circle? Below the Antarctic Circle?
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