The Arctic circle is the line around the most northern part of the earth, at the northern top of our sphere. The latitude for the Arctic circle is 66° 33’45.9” north of the equator, it defines the furthest southern point of which the sun stays either continuously below or above the horizon depending on the time of year. The area inside the circle is considered “Arctic”. During the height of summer, the sun never sets within this area and during the depths of winter the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon. The Arctic is home to long dark winters where the sky is lit up by the northern lights and the home of long bright summers with midnight sun.
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Why You Should Take a Trip to Swedish Lapland.
Swedish Lapland covers the northern most section of Sweden and is the part of the country that is situated within the Arctic Circle. It’s a place where in the height of summer the sun never sets and in the depths of winter the sun doesn’t rise. You may ask yourself, ‘why would someone want to travel to such a place?’ Swedish Lapland is home to beautiful Arctic tundra, the northern lights, stunning lakes and mountains, the Indigenous Sami people, incredible wildlife and of course, the famous Ice Hotel. So maybe the question you should ask is, ‘why wouldn’t someone want to travel here?’
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