ANTARCTIC, or Antarctic Circle, is one of the lesser Circles of the Sphere parallel to the Equator, at the distance of 23 deg. 30 min. from the South Pole. See CIRCLE.
It takes its Name from its being opposite to another Circle, parallel likewise to the Equator, and at the same distance from the North Pole; called the Arctic Circle. See ARCTIC CIRCLE.
ANTARCTIC Circle
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