On the summer solstice, the day length reaches 24 hours at and beyond the:
APrime meridian
BArctic Circle
CEquator line
DTropic line
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Arctic Circle
1. Somewhere the Sun never sets on that day.
2. That southern limit is a named circle.
3. It is the Arctic Circle.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 4, Earth, Moon, and Sky._
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