Today we crossed the Arctic Circle. While we are here, the sun will not set.
The Arctic Circle is a special place. It is very cold most of the time. The temperature rarely gets above 50 degrees in the summer. In fact, in some areas of the Arctic, the temperature never gets above freezing!
During the winter, the sun never rises in the Arctic. During the summer, the sun never sets. We are in Deadhorse, Alaska tonight. In Deadhorse, the sun will not set for 68 days in the summer!
The Arctic is very important. Very special animals live only in the Arctic. Some of those animals are musk ox, penguins, and polar bears.
Many birds also live in the arctic. Some of them live in the arctic in the summer and fly to Texas in the winter.
Our earth has two Arctic areas. One is the on the top of the earth. The other is on the bottom of the earth. It is called the Antarctic.
If you would like to learn more about the arctic circle, visit http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/education/aabook.pdf
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