RW> See the following JPG as an example of what it really looks like.

 RW> http://www.world-maps.co.uk/maps/600-arctic.jpg

 CH> ..........

 RW> PS The dotted line in that JPG represents the Artic Circle, if it were
 RW> a true circle.

 CH>   Yup it's dotted the way 'whispers' are conveyed in comics. 

not only that but the red line is outlining the Arctic _Region_ as
indicated by the fine red print in the lower left corner ;)

there's a difference between a "region" and a "circle"
but one can be the other ;)

)\/(ark