circumpolar

• Relativo a la región alrededor del Polo Norte o del Polo Sur, o situado en ella.

Relating to or located in the region around the North or South Pole.

1. Continually visible above the horizonC2formalscientific

   Describing a celestial body that, from a given latitude, never sets and remains visible throughout its entire daily orbit around the celestial pole.

   Circumpolar (astro que no se pone)

   • In northern Canada, Polaris is a circumpolar star.
   • Many constellations in the far north are circumpolar.
   • The Southern Cross is not circumpolar for most northern observers.

2. Located in a polar regionC1formalscientific

   Found or occurring in the area surrounding the North or South Pole.

   circumpolar (en zona polar)

   • The Arctic fox is a circumpolar species.
   • Circumpolar winds influence the climate of Antarctica.
   • Scientists study circumpolar ecosystems to understand climate change.

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