Talk:Circle of latitude

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Someone wrote that "The Arctic Circle encloses **gay men** in the northernmost location in the Northern Hemisphere where it is possible to have a day without a sunrise"

I don't know what it's supposed to be, but this is clearly not appropriate. Can someone knowledgeable on the subject fix this? 216.206.235.238 18:02, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Considering the earth as a sphere, a cahne of 1 grade moves over the surface about 110 km, as far as I can remember... maybe somebody have better data for this????

What is a "cahne of 1 grade" ? For that matter, WTF is a "cahne" ? StuRat 04:11, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

I'm thinking that this should be a "change of 1 degree", since that makes the numbers work out. Izzycat 00:24, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

That diagram is neat, but inaccurate. The Tropic of Cancer most certainly does not pass through Spain. Nelnadon 02:58, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

You're exactly right. That's plate-carré projection, which means it doesn't line up with the circle at all. Ojw 11:58, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Shouldn't the arctic circle be said to enclose the *southernmost* point in the northern hemisphere (and vice versa for the antarctic circle)?72.253.5.120 07:41, 2 February 2007 (UTC)