Arctic Circle Monument Juoksengi - Övertorneå. Norrbottens Län, Sweden.
N 66° 33.622 E 023° 50.202
34W E 625881 N 7385232
Arctic Circle Monument in Juoksengi in Övertoneå County (Norrbottens Län, Sweden).
Waymark Code: WM13MM7
Location: Norrbotten, Sweden
Date Posted: 01/09/2021
Views: 2
The Arctic Circle Monument, inaugurated on October 3rd, 2013, is located directly at Riksvägen 99 in Juoksengi, also known as "Polcirkelbyn", which translates as "Arctic Circle Village", in Övertoneå County (Norrbottens Län, Sweden).
The flags of the eight countries that also touch the Arctic Circle stand around a stylized globe. These countries are from west to east: Iceland (with the island of Grímsey), Greenland, Canada, the United States of America (with the state of Alaska), the Russian Federation, Finland, Sweden and Norway.
An information sign on the movement of the arctic circle of roughly 14m to the north depending on the earth axis tilt is nearby.
When compared it to the current value of 66°33'48.4? on the english wikipedia there is a difference of nearly 343m to the measured coordinates of the arctic circle monument.
Line type: Major circles of latitude
If other type, please explain.: Arctic Circle
Tolerance: 343m (see text)
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