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What are the countries in the arctic circle?

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The Arctic Circle outlined on the map in yellow is the region surrounding the North Pole. The Circle is penetrated by seven countries: Canada, Finland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and Alaska (USA). read more

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 , Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut), Denmark (Greenland) and Iceland (where it passes through the small offshore island of Grímsey). read more

The seven countries located within the Arctic circle are Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, the United States, Denmark and Canada. Only a very small portion of Iceland is in the Arctic Circle, and only the state of Alaska lies within the Arctic Circle in the U.S. read more

The Countries of the Arctic. In addition to Canada, 7 other countries possess territories extending beyond the 66 th Parallel: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States (Alaska), Denmark (Greenland) and Iceland. In all, it is estimated that some 4 million people live north of the Arctic Circle, and its two largest cities, Murmansk and Norilsk, are both found in Russia. read more

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Map of the Arctic
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