Frigid zone

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Frigid Zone

(Obsolete.) Based on an ancient climatic classification scheme using solar illumination geometry, the region poleward of the Arctic or Antarctic Circles (66°33′N and 66°33′S, respectively).


Compare Temperate zone, Torrid zone.


Term edited 24 August 2023.


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