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Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The polar night is a phenomenon caused by earth's axis animia, in which the lack of sunlight lasts more than 24 hours in the Arctic and Antarctic Circle. During the polar night, the sun does not reach an altitude enough to appear above the horizon in the nearest regions, causing weeks [...]
During the polar night, the sun does not reach an altitude enough to appear above the horizon in the nearest regions, causing weeks and even months of darkness.
Here are three cities that will be <x0-free sun” until next year:
Barrow, Alaska
Officially known as Utqiavik. It's a city located north of Alaska.
<x0.> Turned from sunset to the rest of the globe, this city, considered one of the world's northernmost settlements, has said farewell to sunlight at the end of November, a farewell lasting 66 days until the sun again reaches the January 23rd horizon of the following”, says the above - quoted media.
-Tromso
Norwegian city, widely known as the Arctic Capital of Culture. This town has said goodbye to the sun's rays on November 27th and will have no sunshine until January 15th of next year.
Murmansk
According to National Geographic, Murmansk is the largest city in the Arctic Circle. The Russian city has nearly 300 thousand inhabitants, where the polar night lasts from December 2nd to January 11, about 40 days without sunlight.
