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circumpolar
(cir¦cum|po¦lar)
Pronunciation:
/səːkəmˈpəʊlə/
adjective
situated around or inhabiting one of the earth’s poles:
circumpolar arctic areas
Astronomy
(of a star or motion) above the horizon at all times in a given latitude:
the Plough is circumpolar from Britain
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