The Polar Circle is a notable geographical point situated in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, near the city of Salekhard. This location marks the Arctic Circle, an imaginary line of latitude approximately 66.5° north of the Equator. It represents the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours (around the summer and winter solstices, respectively).
