circumpolar

• Relativo à região ao redor do Polo Norte ou do Polo Sul, ou localizado nessa área.

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

   • 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

   • 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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