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Originally posted by birdman29: ↑

Re, Where is the ARTIC area ??

A: You must have been asleep at school ...!!

The Arctic isthe northernmost region of Earth. Most scientists define the Arctic as the area within the Arctic Circle, a line of latitude about 66.5° north of the Equator. Within this circle are the Arctic ocean basin and the northern parts of Scandinavia, Russia, Canada, Greenland, and the U.S. state of Alaska.

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Did you go to school ??
Sorry if it was for the blind, my condolences
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I think ARTIC and ARCTIC have completely different meanings, wouldn't you say ??
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I have heard of both the ARCTIC and the ANTARCTIC, but not the ARTIC, thus the question.
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Now run along and play with your brail
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