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Any place that is less than 23.5 degrees of latitude from either the north pole or

the south pole has one period each year when the sun stays up for more than

24 hours. If the place is nearer to the pole, then that period is longer, and exactly

AT the pole, the sun does not set for six months.

However . . .

At every such place, there is also one period each year when the sun stays DOWN

for more than 24 hours. If the place is nearer to the pole, then that period is longer,

and exactly AT the pole, the sun does not rise for six months.

So, there is no place on Earth where there is never a night, and no place where

there is never a day. But there are vast areas around the north and south poles

where once a year, the night is longer than 24 hours, and also once a year, the

day is longer than 24 hours.

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