Arctic Circle - The Magic Circle - Nattavaara, Sweden - Great Lines of Earth on Waymarking.com

After a couple of hours driving on gravel roads, you pass the Arctic Circle, which here is marked with the Monument The Magic Circle.
The monument is a large white and black semicircle made by the artist Erling Johansson. There are also two signs on site with text in different languages. Unfortunately, over time, the texts have become unreadable, just as shots have been fired at the sign.
In winter it is only possible to get to the place by snowmobile. The area is wilderness, there are both bears and wolves.

The Arctic Circle is one of the who polar circles and is located at 66°33' North. "It is where the sun doesn't set mid summer and doesn't rise mid winter ". However, the Arctic Circle is constantly in motion. It is an astronomical phenomenon related to the inclination of the Earth's axis relative to the Sun.


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