Locating True North

It is common to point to the Arctic Circle (66°N) as indicative of the start of the Arctic and “true north.” If you land at Rovaniemi airport in Finnish Lapland, you are told you have arrived at the home of Santa Claus. The town lies...

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dodds, Klaus, Nuttall, Mark
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190649814.003.0001
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Summary:It is common to point to the Arctic Circle (66°N) as indicative of the start of the Arctic and “true north.” If you land at Rovaniemi airport in Finnish Lapland, you are told you have arrived at the home of Santa Claus. The town lies...