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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Example Sentences

This storm was powerful enough to shift the auroral zone far beyond its usual location near the Arctic and Antarctic circles, producing displays in mid-latitude regions such as Japan, Mexico, and southern Europe -- areas where auroras are seldom seen.

From Science Daily

The northern lights appear in a region around the earth’s magnetic pole, called the “auroral oval” or “auroral zone”, explains Don Hampton, research associate professor at the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

From National Geographic

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

From National Geographic

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

From BBC

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