10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTARCTIC CIRCLE»
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Antarctic Circle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Antarctic Circle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The
Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to
Antarctic English
66°33'S imost commonly. todayl. or even 67°S. In the year 2000. the exact
latitude of the circle is 66°33'39"S; in 2100 it will be 66°34'25"S. The first recorded
crossing of the antarctic circle was by Captain lames Cook in the Resolution and
...
2
Introduction to Physical Science, Revised Edition
Tropic of Cancer Equator Sun's rays N S 0° 90° 231/ 2 °N 231/ 2 °S 661/ 2 °N
Circle of illumination Antarctic Circle Arctic Circle DAY NIGHT 661/ 2 °S Tropic of
Capricorn E q u a to r Sun's rays N S 0° 90° 661/ 2 °N Circle of illumination ...
James Shipman, Jerry Wilson, Aaron Todd, 2009
3
Encyclopedia of the
Antarctic
A purely geographical definition of Antarctica is the area south of the Antarctic
Circle (at 66 3303900 S), below the latitude at which the sun does not rise on
Midwinter Day and does not set on Midsummer Day. A political boundary is the
area ...
4
Glossary of Mapping Science
Antarctic Circle - The parallel of latitude, in the Southern Hemisphere, at which
the latitude is equal to the complement of the declination of the winter solstice.
Also called the South Polar Circle. Because the obliquity of the ecliptic is
changing ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
5
Notes on the Physical Geography and Meteorology of the South ...
That the Antarctic Ocean should comprise all the sea within the Antarctic Circle. 3
. That the Atlantic Ocean be bounded on the north by the Arctic Circle ; on the
south by the Antarctic Circle ; on the west by the continent of America, as far as ...
William Henry Rosser, 1862
6
A Manual of Geographical Science: Mathematical, Physical, ...
... Arctic and Antarctic Circles, that its western limit be the coast of America as far
south as Cape Horn, and thence prolonged on the meridian of that Cape until it
meets the Antarctic Circle ; that its eastern limit be the shores of Europe, Africa as
...
Charles Grenfell Nicolay, Matthew O'Brien, David Thomas Ansted, 1852
The Antarctic Circle is one of the five major circles (or parallels) of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. As of 2009, it lies at latitude 66 33 39 (or 66.56083) south of the equator.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009
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A Treatise describing the Construction, and explaining the ...
I and the largest parallel of declination on the celestial globe, which is entirely hid
below the horizon of any place, were by the ancients called the antarctic circle, or
circle of perpetual .occultation. This circle includes all the stars which never ...
George ADAMS (Mathematical Instrument Maker, the Elder.), Dudley ADAMS, 1810
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Geography - Terms & Concepts
Antarctic Denoting regions south of the Antarctic Circle, 66° 32' S (often taken 66°
30'). The major landform within this zone is Antarctica. Within the Antarctic Circle,
the Sun does not rise on 21 June (winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere) ...
10
The
Antarctic Exploration Anthology: The Personal Accounts ...
On the whole the boundaries which had been seen lay on or close to the
Antarctic Circle, and it appeared probable that the continent, if continent it was,
consisted of a great circular mass of land with the South Pole at its centre, and its
coasts ...
Sir Ernest Shackleton, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTARCTIC CIRCLE»
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Antarctic Circle is used in the context of the following news items.
A new day for City Council, but old problems remain
... to that of one of his favorite advertisements, that of Sir Ernest Shackleton's recruiting volunteers for a trek through the Antarctic Circle in 1914. «Jacksonville Daily Record, Jun 15»
Solstice Marks Height of the Breeding Season for Many Birds
If we were at the imaginary line called the Antarctic Circle, located at 66 degrees 33 minutes South Latitude, one would be standing on ice over ... «WCAI, Jun 15»
Rhous Winery
... one of the first explorers to cross the Antarctic Circle. Rhous Rose represents Maria's journey from Crete to France and back, through botanist ... «The Dieline, Jun 15»
Filling the gap
The smallest of three U.S. scientific outposts in Antarctica, Palmer Station is the only one of the trio found north of the Antarctic Circle, in a ... «Antarctic Sun, Jun 15»
Antarctica: A Travelers Guide
The Antarctic Circle also hosts four other varieties of penguins, including Adélie penguins, chinstrap penguins, gentoo penguins and macaroni ... «Discovery News, Jun 15»
At 1:39 pm yesterday…spring became summer, but Mother Nature …
Meanwhile, the Antarctic Circle was plunged into 24 hours of darkness. The sun's rays were directly over the Tropic of Cancer, passing through ... «CTV News, Jun 15»
What is the Summer Solstice? Stonehenge Weather Forecast
On the other side of the planet, it is the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, with all areas below the Antarctic Circle seeing night last for ... «The Weather Network, Jun 15»
J/70s Sailing Off Punta del Este!
Situated not far north of the famous Cape Horn and the Antarctic Circle (and due east of Buenos Aires, Argentina), Punta instead served up ... «J/Sailing News, Jun 15»
About the imminent spike in global warming
That was at Base Esperanza: it's not even inside the Antarctic circle, and has a record going back only to 1945 (hardly the vast record implied ... «The Fabius Maximus website, Jun 15»
This year's longest day will fall on June 22 in PH - Pagasa
On the other side of the planet, south of the Antarctic Circle there's Polar Night, meaning no Sunlight at all, on the June solstice,” it said. «InterAksyon, Jun 15»
