The Antarctic Circle is an imaginary circle at latitude 66°30' S, around the south pole.

The analemma is a figure-8-shaped diagram that shows the declination of the sun (the angle that the sun is from the equator), for each day in the year.

Antipodes are a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole).

An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.

A book containing maps and charts.

An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.

An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.

A bathymetric map is a map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours (these are called isobaths).

A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).

A butte is a flat-topped rock or hill formation with steep sides.

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Term	Definition
Antarctic Circle	The Antarctic Circle is an imaginary circle at latitude 66°30' S, around the south pole.
analemma	The analemma is a figure-8-shaped diagram that shows the declination of the sun (the angle that the sun is from the equator), for each day in the year.
antipodes	Antipodes are a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole).
archipelago	An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
atlas	A book containing maps and charts.
atoll	An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.
azimuth	An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.
bathymetric map	A bathymetric map is a map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours (these are called isobaths).
bay	A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).
butte	A butte is a flat-topped rock or hill formation with steep sides.

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