It is due to the Earth's incline which I think is 24.5 degrees. As the Earth orbits around the Sun, different locations of our planet receive more sunlight, that is why we have seasons. On June 21st, It is the summer solstice, so the Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight thus it is summer. The Arctic Circle is leaning towards the sun 24 hours so the sun is always present in the horizon.
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24 of them.
That's the summer solstice, when areas north of the Arctic Circle will have 24 hours of daylight.
24 hours
The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours (at the June solstice and December solsticerespectively).
June 21-22 is the summer solstice in the Arctic Circle. During this time, the sun does not set, leading to a phenomenon known as the midnight sun where there is continuous daylight for 24 hours. This is a unique experience for visitors to the Arctic Circle.
The Arctic Circle does not move - it's always at N 66.5 degrees.
The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours (at the June solstice and December solstice respectively).
You are misinformed, the Sun DOES set in the Arctic Circle.
on December 21st there's 0 hours on June 21st there's 24 hours
The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for 24 hours (at the June solstice and December solstice respectively).
During the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st each year, the sun does not set on the Arctic Circle. This phenomenon is known as the midnight sun, where the sun remains visible for 24 hours.
Spitsbergen is an island in the Svalbard archipelago, located in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe. It experiences the phenomenon of the midnight sun in June due to its high latitude above the Arctic Circle. During the summer solstice in June, the sun never fully sets below the horizon, resulting in 24-hour daylight.