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УкраїнськаDistance between Hamilton, Canada and the Arctic Circle
2595 km = 1613 miles
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Hamilton, Canada: basic facts and figures
Country: Canada
Hamilton’s coordinates: 43°15′00″ N, 79°50′58″ W
Population: 519,949
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Wikipedia article: Hamilton
Hamilton’s coordinates: 43°15′00″ N, 79°50′58″ W
Population: 519,949
Find out what time it is in Hamilton right now
Wikipedia article: Hamilton
The Arctic Circle: basic facts and figures
The Arctic Circle is a circle of latitude or parallel on the Earth's surface. The polar night
and the midnight sun phenomena can be observed to the north of the Arctic Circle.
During the midnight sun there is no sunset and the Sun is over the horizon continuously for 24 hours or more.
During the polar night there is no sunrise and the Sun is below the horizon continuously for 24 hours or more.
For the points on the Earth's surface located at the Arctic Circle the polar night and the midnight sun coincide with the winter solstice and the summer solstice correspondingly and their duration equals 24 hours.
For the points on the Earth's surface located to the north of the Arctic Circle the duration of the polar night and the midnight sun grows with latitude.
The latitude of the Arctic Circle depends on the tilt of the Earth's axis which changes with time.
The current latitude of the Arctic Circle equals 66°33′43″ N.
Wikipedia article: the Arctic Circle
During the midnight sun there is no sunset and the Sun is over the horizon continuously for 24 hours or more.
During the polar night there is no sunrise and the Sun is below the horizon continuously for 24 hours or more.
For the points on the Earth's surface located at the Arctic Circle the polar night and the midnight sun coincide with the winter solstice and the summer solstice correspondingly and their duration equals 24 hours.
For the points on the Earth's surface located to the north of the Arctic Circle the duration of the polar night and the midnight sun grows with latitude.
The latitude of the Arctic Circle depends on the tilt of the Earth's axis which changes with time.
The current latitude of the Arctic Circle equals 66°33′43″ N.
Wikipedia article: the Arctic Circle