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Svalbard, Norway, has 24 hours of darkness in certain times of the the winter because it is above the Arctic Circle. As such, during parts of winter, the Sun never rises above its horizon.

The Arctic Circle is an imaginary circle, about 23.5 degrees of latitude south of the North Pole, representing the edge of the terminator as the Earth rotates about its axis, i.e. the edge between light and darkness from the Sun. Depending on the season, points within the Arctic circle can either stay in darkness all day, or they (in summer) stay in light all day.

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