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auroral zone

American  

noun

  1. the region surrounding the north or south geomagnetic pole in which the auroral phenomena take place.


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During the solar maximum, experts expect that episodes when the auroral zone grows and is more active will happen more frequently.

From National Geographic • Dec. 1, 2023

The Northern Lights form in an oval around the Earth’s north pole in an area called the auroral zone.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

Areas in the auroral zone include north Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, and Canada, the north of American state Alaska, and northern Siberia, in Russia.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

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