Meaning & use
circumpolar
Located around, or occurring near, the North or South Pole.
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Circumpolar winds shape much of the weather across the Arctic region.
Scientists studied circumpolar wildlife that survives the harshest winter conditions.
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In astronomy, "circumpolar" also describes stars that never set below the horizon at a given latitude.
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