6 places in the world where the sun never sets
Most places around the world experience approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of nighttime. That’s how people divide their 24 hours and create their schedule accordingly. However, there are few unique places on earth where the sun does not set for more than 70 days. Here’s a list of 6 places where the sun does not go down for a certain part of the year.
Norway
As some of us already know, Norway is famously called ‘the Land of the Midnight Sun.’ This is because, this country, situated in the Arctic circle does not experience sunset from the months of May to the end of July. Estimate says that Norway has 24 hours of daylight for as long as 76 days during this summer time. In a place named Svalbard, the northernmost inhabited place in Europe, the sun even shines continuously and in the same amount from April 10th to August 23rd, this being a record on its own.
Nunavut, Canada
Nunavut in the northwest Canada is situated a bit more than two degrees above the Arctic circle and is famous for both its continuous daylight and continuous darkness for months at a stretch. During the summer months of April to June, this place receives sunshine fir 24 hours, whereas, during winter, from mid-December to mid-January, for more than 30 consecutive days, Nunavut is surrounded by complete nighttime.
Iceland
Iceland is not only famous for having no mosquitos but also for being the second largest island country in Europe after Great Britain. But what we didn’t know till now is that parts of Iceland receive complete sunlight during the summer, especially in the month of June. In fact, even when the sun does set, the night sky has this clear ray which makes people forget that the sun is actually down. Cities like Akureyri and Grimsey that fall inside the Arctic circle is said to own the midnight sun in its utmost glory.
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow is known for its harsh winter when the sun cannot be seen for more than 30 days from the beginning of November. This phenomenon is known as the ‘polar night.’ However, to compensate this, it makes up for two complete months of sunshine from end of May to end of July.
Finland
Almost the entire country of Finland gets to experience straight 73 days of sunlight during summer. On the other hand, during winter, for the same amount of time, the entire country is covered in darkness. This is the reason why the Finnish people work more and sleep less during summers. In fact, it is right after a month of Aurora Borealis (northern lights) that Finland gets to see its continuous daytime.
Sweden
For more than three months, from around the start of May to the end of August, Sweden receives 20 hours of continuous sunlight and only 4 hours of darkness. The sun sets right around midnight and rises back up at 4am. In fact, Sweden has recorded up to six months of utmost daytime in parts of the country.