<Tr> <Td> Download coordinates as: KML GPX </Td> </Tr> <P> The Arctic Circle is roughly 16,000 kilometres (9,900 mi). The area north of the Circle is about 20,000,000 km (7,700,000 sq mi) and covers roughly 4% of Earth's surface . </P> <P> The Arctic Circle passes through the Arctic Ocean, the Scandinavian Peninsula, North Asia, Northern America and Greenland . The land within the Arctic Circle is divided among 8 countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut), Denmark (Greenland) and Iceland (where it passes through the small offshore island of Grímsey). </P> <P> The climate inside the Arctic Circle is generally cold, but the coastal areas of Norway have a generally mild climate as a result of the Gulf Stream, which makes the ports of northern Norway and northwest Russia ice - free all year long . In the interior, summers can be quite warm, while winters are extremely cold . For example, summer temperatures in Norilsk, Russia will sometimes reach as high as 30 ° C (86 ° F), while the winter temperatures frequently fall below − 50 ° C (− 58 ° F). </P>

The area lying between the arctic circle and north pole
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