How often does the sun rise and set on Antarctica?

Answer 1

Everywhere south of the Antarctic Circle, the landscape experiences at least one 24-hour period of no sunrise/ sunset annually.

At the northernmost Antarctic Peninsula, there may be a number of days without a sunrise/ sunset; at the South Pole, the sun rises about September 21 and sets about March 21.

Answer 2

In Winter it is dark 24/7, the sun never rises. In Summer, the sun never sets. (this is summer and winter in the Southern Hemisphere)

As with all countries, the times that the sun sets and rises varies, depending on the seasons. During the peak of summer the sun doersn't actually set at all, and in the middle of winter it doesn't even rise. This is the same as countries in Scandinavia in the NORTHERN hemisphere.

The person above stated that summer and winter is like this in the southern hemisphere - this is incorrect. This is only something that happens to the countries very close to the north AND south poles, and is exactly the same for countries close to the arctic pole in the NORTHERN hemisphere.

answ3. Even in the winter in Antarctica, it is not completely dark, for the Moon still comes around.

Answer 3

Your answer depends on where you are on the continent, which covers 10% of the Earth's surface.

All locations south of 60 degrees South Latitude experience at least one day of no sunset/ sunrise per year. At the South Pole -- 90 degrees South Latitude -- the sun rises once and sets once per year. Each period lasts about six months.

Answer 4

Beyond about 66 degrees of latitude -- at both polar geographies, the landscape experiences at least one 24-hour period with no sunrise/ sunset per year.

At the poles -- 90 degrees -- this period is six months.

Depending on where you are on the continent, the period can be a few days, weeks, or months.

Answer 5

Some days, the sun stays up for 24 contiguous hours for many days, weeks or months in a row -- depending on where you are on the continent.

Answer 6

Yes, some days -- some days, no.

Answer 7

Yes.