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<p>The five main <a href="/facts/Latitude/IBYqkjhU">latitude</a> regions of <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth's surface</a> comprise geographical zones, divided by the major <a href="/facts/Circle_of_latitude/0l4B20Iu">circles of latitude</a>. The differences between them relate to <a href="/facts/Climate/f57XrNFU">climate</a>. They are as follows: </p> <ol><li>The <a href="/facts/Arctic/bxbuUz7Q">North Frigid Zone</a>, between the <a href="/facts/North_Pole/gjfItQJH">North Pole</a> at 90° N and the <a href="/facts/Arctic_Circle/AlayDpsw">Arctic Circle</a> at 66°33′50.4″ N, covers 4.12% of Earth's surface.</li> <li>The <a href="/facts/Temperate_climate/6WPypCzC">North Temperate Zone</a>, between the Arctic Circle at 66°33′50.4″ N and the <a href="/facts/Tropic_of_Cancer/c24BAwBj">Tropic of Cancer</a> at 23°26′09.6″ N, covers 25.99% of Earth's surface.</li> <li>The <a href="/facts/Tropical_climate/LaAgIWtj">Torrid Zone</a>, between the Tropic of Cancer at 23°26′09.6″ N and the <a href="/facts/Tropic_of_Capricorn/9jhptsNX">Tropic of Capricorn</a> at 23°26′09.6″ S, covers 39.78% of Earth's surface.</li> <li>The <a href="/facts/Temperate_climate/6WPypCzC">South Temperate Zone</a>, between the Tropic of Capricorn at 23°26′09.6″ S and the <a href="/facts/Antarctic_Circle/8IRf9UHu">Antarctic Circle</a> at 66°33′50.4″ S, covers 25.99% of Earth's surface.</li> <li>The <a href="/facts/Antarctic/xPPVrxBE">South Frigid Zone</a>, from the Antarctic Circle at 66°33′50.4″ S and the <a href="/facts/South_Pole/jBdpXTnh">South Pole</a> at 90° S, covers 4.12% of Earth's surface.</li></ol> <p>On the basis of latitudinal extent, the globe is divided into three broad heat zones. </p>