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Only at or close to the South Pole will there be 6 months of daylight, and nearly 6 months of night.
The Earth is tilted on its axis with respect to the plane of its orbit. The ends of that axis, the poles, must be either tipped toward the Sun, or tipped away from the Sun. As the Earth spins, the pole facing the Sun is always in sunlight, and the pole facing away has none. Only 1/2 of a planet can be illuminated at a time, and except on one day twice a year, the North Pole and South Pole are never both in daylight. At the equinoxes, the Sun may be visible from both poles.
When Antarctica is tipped toward the Sun (approximately September 21 to March 20, summer in the Southern Hemisphere), the Sun is up continuously, circling the horizon. Beginning on March 21, the sun does not rise above the horizon until the following September.
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Does antarctica have 6 months of day and 6 months of night?
Not all of it -- only a tiny region near the South Pole experiences 6 months of continuous daylight followed by nearly 6 months of continuous night. The North Pole has a similar division between day and night, each lasting one half of the year. However, practically all of Antarctica experiences at least 24 hours of continuous day or night, and weeks or months of continuous day or night occur in various locations. *Because of the width of the solar disc, and refraction by the atmosphere, there are about 2 or 3 more days of daylight per year than there are of night.
What 3 countries have 6 month day and 6 month night?
The sun is above the horizon for 6 months and below the horizon for 6 months, only at the earth's north and south poles. Those points aren't part of any countries.
Which country has continuous day and continuous night for 6 months in one year?
Sweden is the country having six months day and six months night because it is located in the north pole. However I think that Antarctica is also having long days and long nights because it is in south pole.
Where and in whic continent are there 6 months day and 6 months night?
Alaska
Why does Greenland have a 6 month day and 6 month night?
No location, even in northernmost Greenland, has 6 months of day or night. The regions closest to the North Pole do have very long periods either of continuous day or continuous night. Only the North Pole or the South Pole will have 6 continuous months of daylight and 6 continuous months of night, because they are alternately tipped toward or away from the Sun. Only one half of a planet (sphere) can be illuminated at any one time. A pole, the end of a planetary axis, is either tilted toward the sun, and stays in the Sun as the Earth spins, or tilted away from the Sun, and cannot move into daylight. Areas within the Arctic Circle or Antarctic Circle (a latitude of 66.6 degrees or more) will experience one or more days of 24 hours of sunlight, and conversely one or more days of 24 hours without sunlight. The closer one gets to a pole, the longer or shorter this period of continual day or night, which is popularly described as the "midnight sun" and the "polar night." The effect of twilight reduces the actual periods of nighttime darkness, but the Sun will also never rise very high in the sky even in summer. Locations that experience the phenomenon are northern parts of Alaska (US), Canada, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia. In Svalbard, Norway, the sun does not set in summer, but circles the horizon from April 19 to August 23. Large uninhabited areas of Antarctica also experience these extended days and extended night.
What country has a 6 month day and 6 month night?
Norway, specifically the Svalbard archipelago, experiences 6 months of continuous daylight during summer and 6 months of continuous darkness during winter due to its proximity to the North Pole and its location within the Arctic Circle.
Whether in Norway where 6 month day and 6 months night?
No. This only occurs at the poles. Northern Norway (Svalbard) has 5 months of continuous daylight from mid-April to September and 5 months continuous night from late October to March.
What is something starting with 'j' in Antarctica?
January is one because of the summer day it the 6 month sun time
In Antarctica are there 6 month nightimes?
Sunrise at the South Pole is on about the 21st of September every year. Sunset is on about the 22nd of March the following year. The reverse is the case at the North Pole. So a polar day is about 6 months and a polar night is also about 6 months.
Are there any countries that daylight time never varies?
Well, in Antarctica there's 6 months of day followed by 6 months of night. Does that count?
Does antarctica have 6 months of day and 6 months of night?
Not all of it -- only a tiny region near the South Pole experiences 6 months of continuous daylight followed by nearly 6 months of continuous night. The North Pole has a similar division between day and night, each lasting one half of the year. However, practically all of Antarctica experiences at least 24 hours of continuous day or night, and weeks or months of continuous day or night occur in various locations. *Because of the width of the solar disc, and refraction by the atmosphere, there are about 2 or 3 more days of daylight per year than there are of night.
Who is Grim Reaper Q?
Yes and no. Antarctica has 6 months of day and 6 months of night. It doesn't all happen every 12 hours. But in other countries yes.
What 3 countries have 6 month day and 6 month night?
The sun is above the horizon for 6 months and below the horizon for 6 months, only at the earth's north and south poles. Those points aren't part of any countries.
Why does Norway have a 6 month day and 6 month night?
It does not. Only northern Norway is within the Arctic Circle and can experience more than 24 hours of continuous day or night. Only the North Pole and South Pole have 6 months of day and nearly 6 months of night. Svalbard, Norway (latitude 78.4° N) does have a greatly extended period of "midnight sun" during the summer. For 5 months from April to September, the sun circles the horizon and never sets. (see the related question)
Which country has 6 month day and 6 month night and for what it is famous?
Norway experiences 6 months of daylight and 6 months of darkness in regions like Svalbard. This phenomenon is known as the Midnight Sun and Polar Night. Svalbard is famous for being one of the best places to witness the Northern Lights due to its unique light conditions.
Is there is 5 months night in antarctica?
Sunrise at the South Pole is on about the 21st of September every year. Sunset is on about the 22nd of March the following year. The reverse is the case at the North Pole. So a polar day is about 6 months and a polar night is also about 6 months.
Why do planets have day and night?
As the Earth rotates on its axis it causes the Earth to spin. so the side which faces the sun is day as it is closest to the sun. the side that is further away from the sun is in night as it has no sun and it is dark. while the earth is spinning on its axis the side faceing the sun has day and the side faceing away has night however there is a country which has 6 month day and 6month night and that country is Norway because Norway is in a particular spot in the world which could have 6 month day and 6 month night.
