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Blackrose · 05-30-2003, 06:38 AM

there are, if my cute brain serves me right, 3 countries in this little earth where the shine suns at midnight ... could you please tell them to me here? one is panama i think ...

thanks folks

dd2 · 05-30-2003, 06:41 AM

south pole and antartica

kongen · 05-30-2003, 07:06 AM

The earth rotates around the sun and during the summer the North Pole points towards the sun. As a result, there is a certain period each summer when the sun never sinks below the horizon and the sky is light throughout the whole 24 hours. In the winter the situation is precisely the opposite. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as the Midnight Sun.

The lowest latitude at which this happens is the Arctic Circle.

The following countries has some territory above the Arctic Circle:
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Canada
USA (Alaska)
Denmark (Greenland)

C_U_Next_Tuesday · 05-30-2003, 07:12 AM

i went to alaska last summer for 10 days... crazy thing was when you are camping and dont have a watch ..you lose track of time and forget its midnight and not 8 am..lol

Blackrose · 05-30-2003, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kongen
The earth rotates around the sun and during the summer the North Pole points towards the sun. As a result, there is a certain period each summer when the sun never sinks below the horizon and the sky is light throughout the whole 24 hours. In the winter the situation is precisely the opposite. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as the Midnight Sun.

The lowest latitude at which this happens is the Arctic Circle.

The following countries has some territory above the Arctic Circle:
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Canada
USA (Alaska)
Denmark (Greenland)

thanks

kongen · 05-30-2003, 07:26 AM

In the winter it is dark for 3 months. You really don't appreciate the sun before it's gone.

05-30-2003, 06:38 AM	#1
Blackrose Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Carnal City Posts: 344	sunshine at midnight? there are, if my cute brain serves me right, 3 countries in this little earth where the shine suns at midnight ... could you please tell them to me here? one is panama i think ... thanks folks __________________ The die is cast... The dice are rolled... You look like shit... I feel like gold -- Uh, me?

05-30-2003, 06:41 AM	#2
dd2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Owned !! Posts: 419	south pole and antartica

05-30-2003, 07:06 AM	#3
kongen Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 110	The earth rotates around the sun and during the summer the North Pole points towards the sun. As a result, there is a certain period each summer when the sun never sinks below the horizon and the sky is light throughout the whole 24 hours. In the winter the situation is precisely the opposite. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as the Midnight Sun. The lowest latitude at which this happens is the Arctic Circle. The following countries has some territory above the Arctic Circle: Norway Sweden Finland Russia Canada USA (Alaska) Denmark (Greenland)

05-30-2003, 07:12 AM	#4
C_U_Next_Tuesday WW4L Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: over the river and through the woods Posts: 10,581	i went to alaska last summer for 10 days... crazy thing was when you are camping and dont have a watch ..you lose track of time and forget its midnight and not 8 am..lol

05-30-2003, 07:26 AM	#6
kongen Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Norway Posts: 110	In the winter it is dark for 3 months. You really don't appreciate the sun before it's gone.