Antarctic Circle In World Map: Web antarctic circle, parallel, or line of latitude around earth, at 66°30′ s. The antarctic circle is shown as the red line. Web world map with antarctic circle.svg.

Antarctic Circle In World Map

Because earth’s axis is inclined about 23.5° from the vertical, this parallel marks the northern limit of the area within which, for one day or more each year, at the summer and winter solstices, the sun does not set. From wikimedia commons, the free media repository. The antarctic circle is shown as the red line.