Approximately what percentage of the Antartic circle goes through land?

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Approximately what percentage of the Antartic circle goes through land?

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2007-01-20 02:30:06 · 2 answers · asked by Johnnie Heart 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography

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About 30%

2007-01-20 02:39:33 · answer #1 · answered by Shaula 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Well, the Antarctic Circle is 15950 Km. long (the length of the Equator times cos 66.5). The only part that goes through land is the part that crosses the Antarctic Peninsula; about 200 km. So I'd say about 1%. Correction, it just grazes the continent south of Australia, so I'll amend that to 5%.

2007-01-20 18:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋