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Why does the Antarctic have six months of summer and six months of winter?
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∙ 8y ago
Your query contains several assumptions that are incorrect.
Summer and winter in Antarctica are seasons that last the same number of days as do these seasons everywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
'Six months' may be the period of no sunrise/ sunset, which is true for the South Pole. Otherwise, this period is at least one 24-hour period at the Antarctic Circle.
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoAntarctica experiences all four seasons in the order: spring, summer, fall and winter.
The Southern Hemisphere area of the earth, however, does experience these seasons in exact opposition to the dates in the northern hemisphere. This means that in Antarctica, the longest day is December 21, which is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere.
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How much sunlight does antarctic?
Antarctica has just two seasons: summer and winter. Antarctica has six months of daylight in its summer and six months of darkness in its winter. The seasons are caused by the tilt of Earth's axis in relation to the sun. The direction of the tilt never changes. But as the Earth orbits the sun, different parts of the planet are exposed to direct sunlight. During summer, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted toward the sun and is in constant sunlight. In the winter, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted away from the sun, causing the continent to be dark. During the Southern Hemisphere summer (Dec 21 to March 22), the Antarctic continent south of the Antarctic Circle experiences at least one 24 hour period of daylight. At South Pole, there is no sunset for six months. During the Southern Hemisphere winter (June 21 to Sept 22), the Antarctic continent south of the Antarctic Circle experiences at least experiences one 24 hour period of darkness. At the South Pole, there is no sunrise for six months.
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Why are summer and winter 6 months apart?
You are incorrect. Summer and winter are six months apart. Winter and Spring are 3 months apart. I found this in my science textbook. If you would like to question this,read the textbook yourself. You are incorrect. Summer and winter aresix months apart. Winter and Spring are 3 months apart. I found this in my science textbook. If you would like to question this,read the textbook yourself.
How many hours and daylight in winter and summer in Antarctica?
Your answer depends on where you are south of the Antarctic Circle. The Antarctic Circle marks the latitude south of which the geography experiences at least one 24-hour period of no sunrise/ sunset per year. At the South Pole, this period is six months.
How much daylight is there during the summer months compared to the winter months in Antarctica?
Generally, the sun doesn't set during the summer period and generally, the sun doesn't rise during the winter period. The precise period as to the number of days, weeks or months of these phenomenon depends on where you are on the continent between the Antarctic Circle -- one 24-hour period, and the South Pole - six month period.
What is a honey bees life span?
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What seasons occurs before winter?
Winter comes immediately after the last autumn ends and then ends six months before the next autumn comes.
Can you see the sun in antarctica?
Sunlight reaches Antarctica, when the northern hemisphere is in winter. In the Antarctic summer the sun does not set. Instead, it loops around the horizon.
