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All of planet earth south of the Antarctic Circle experiences at least one 24-hour period of no sunrise/ sunset. All of planet earth north of the Arctic circle has the same experience.
Depending on where you are, this period may last for one 24-hour period or -- at the poles, for example -- six months.
Both poles experience this phenomenon because the earth is tilted on its axis, and seasonally points toward -- 24 hours of sun, and away -- 24 hours of no sun, from the sun.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoAt both poles, beyond about 66 degrees, the geography experiences at least one 24-hour period of no sunrise/ sunset per year.
Depending on where you are on the continent, this period can be up to six months.
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Why does Antarctica have longer days in the summer?
They don't. When it's summer in Australia, the ANTarctic experiences 24-hour daylight for a few months while the ARCTIC, near the NORTH pole, has continual night.
Is there an area on earth where daylight remains all day?
yes in Antarctica during its summer months
Is there an event in history when it has been light during the night time hours?
Yes. It occurs every year in Antarctica. Antarctica experiences months of continuous daylight, and then months of continuous night.
Does antarctica stay dark for a long time?
Yes, Antarctica stays dark for about 6 months all day long, then after that there is daylight for 6 months because of its angle toward the sun.
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?
Why is the sun visible for so many hours of the day in Alaska?
Every place on Earth, when averaged out over a year, gets 6 months of daylight and 6 months of darkness. At the equator this daylight and darkness is spaced out in about 12 hour intervals (day and night). However, because of the tilt of the Earth's axis of spin, as one move towards the poles the length of night and day changes with the seasons until when you reach the poles, daylight lasts for 6 continual months and darkness lasts for 6 continual months. Alaska is near the North pole, so during summer the days are very long.
What month has the shortest amount of daylight hours in Antarctica?
Depending on where you are on the continent, the months can be from March to September. At the South Pole, for example, there is no sunrise during any of the listed months.
Can you show on a map where Antarctica animals live?
No animals live in Antarctica. Several sea birds and ocean mammals breed on Antarctica's beaches for a few months in the summer.
How long do peguin's live in Antarctica?
Penguins do not 'live' in Antarctica. Penguins are sea birds that live at sea, but that come to land to breed. The breeding season in Antarctica is several weeks to several months, depending on the type of penguin.
How many hours of daylight does Antarctica have when it's farthest from the sun?
Your answer depends on where you are on the continent. The number of hours could be one 24-hour period, or it could be six months of no sunset.
Why does Antarctica get 24 hours daylight in December and 24 hours darkness in June?
Antarctica has its longest days in December, which is summer in the southern hemispher, and its longest nights in June, which is winter. At the Pole, the sun never rises during the shortest days and never sets during the longest days.
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.
