Why is it dark in winter at antarctica?

Answer 1

This phenomenon is caused by the tilt of the earth away from the sun. The same phenomenon occurs in the northern hemisphere during the opposite seasons.

Another Answer

This phenomenon only occurs around 90 degrees S -- the South Pole. Different locations south of the Antarctic Circle experience different periods of sunlight and no sunlight which can be measured in days, weeks or months.

Answer 2

Antarctica is south of the Antarctic Circle, the latitude south of which the geography experiences at least one 24-hour period of no sunrise/ sunset, annually.

Depending on where you are on the continent, this period can be a few days, a few weeks, or in the case of the South Pole, six month.s

Answer 3

The tilt of the earth prevents sunsets everywhere south of the Antarctic Circle for a period each year. At the Antarctic Circle, the period is one 24-hour day. At the South Pole, the period is six months.

Answer 4

In Antarctica, depending on where you are on the continent, it's not only dark during the night hours, but it is also dark during the day hours.

Winter is the season of no sunrises on most of the Antarctic continent.

Answer 5

The phenomenon you describe occurs beyond about 66.5 degrees in both hemispheres, and at that latitude, the period is one 24-hour period of no sunrise, and no sunset per year.

The phenomenon is caused by the tilt of the earth away from the sun during the winter season.

Answer 6

This phenomenon occurs beyond both the northern and the southern degrees of latitude at about 66°33′45, called the Arctic and Antarctic circles, respectively.

Beyond these circles, there is at least one 24-hour period per year with no sunrise/ sunset. At the poles -- 90°, this period is six months.

Antarctica lies beyond -- south of the Antarctic Circle.

Answer 7

Twenty-four hours of sunlight in one 24-hour period is because there no sunset. This is a phenomenon south of the Antarctic circle, and also north of the Arctic circle.

Answer 8

Because in winter the sun is further away from the earth and as Antarctica is the most southernmost area of the planet the sun is further away than anywhere else causeing it to be dark

Answer 9

In some places on the continent, yes, this is true.

Answer 10

This is because of the earths tilt