SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE
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Question
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polar zone
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temperate zone
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tropical zone
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the northern hemisphere, it is located between the Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees N) and the North Pole (90 degrees N), while in the southern hemisphere, it is located between the Antarctic Circle (66.5 degrees S) and the South Pole (90 degrees S).
Detailed explanation-2: -The north temperate zone extends from the Tropic of Cancer at about 23.5 degrees north latitude to the Arctic Circle at about 66.5 degrees north latitude.
Detailed explanation-3: -low latitudes: 30°S to 30°N latitude (including the equator). middle latitudes (or midlatitudes for short): 30° to 60° latitude (in each hemisphere). high latitudes: 60° to 90° latitude (in each hemisphere).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Arctic Circle is a parallel of latitude on the Earth at approximately 66.5 degrees north from the equator. On the day of the northern summer solstice (around June 22 each year), an observer on the Arctic Circle will see the Sun above the horizon for a full 24 hours.
Detailed explanation-5: -Antarctic Circle (Latitude 66.5oS).