circumpolar
/ˌsɜrkəmˈpoʊlər/
adjective
- Located or occurring around or near one of the Earth's poles, especially the North Pole.
- Circumpolar winds help drive ocean currents in the Southern Ocean.
- Many circumpolar peoples rely on reindeer for food and clothing.
- The Arctic is a circumpolar region shared by several countries.
- Describing a star or constellation that never sets below the horizon from a given location on Earth.
- Astronomers use circumpolar stars to calibrate their telescopes.
- The Big Dipper is a circumpolar constellation for most of the northern hemisphere.
- From Alaska, many stars are circumpolar and visible all year.