Midnight Sun, a name given the sun when it can be seen at midnight during the Arctic or Antarctic summer. From March 21 to September 23, the sun is visible 24 hours a day at the North Pole. As a person here moves southward toward the midnight sun's limit just south of the Arctic Circle , the number of days of continuous sunshine decreases.
Northern Scandinavia, which extends miles km into the Arctic zone, is sometimes called Land of the Midnight Sun. Northern Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland also experience the midnight sun.
At the South Pole, the midnight sun is seen from September 23 to March The midnight sun occurs because the earth's axis tilts toward the sun in summer and away from the sun in winter. Abisko is home to the Aurora Sky Station and epicenter for aurora experiences in northern Sweden.
During summer months, the sun bathes the town in up to 24 hours of sunlight per day. Between late June and mid-July, the Aurora Sky Station offers scenic chairlift rides up the mountainside.
Enjoy a three-course dinner before going on a guided hike to the top of Mount Nuolja, where you can take in sweeping views of the arctic landscape. When to go: Experience the midnight sun in Sweden between late May and July. Head to Svalbard Bryggeri , a craft brewery on the Longyearbyen waterfront, to sip on a cold beer while enjoying ocean views.
Book a wildlife watching cruise online before you go, and keep an eye out for whales and walrus , which are more common during the summer months. The summer months bring lingering sunny days across northern Canada. Whitehorse is a great base for setting out on a road trip north up the mile Klondike Highway to gold rush-era Dawson City; the highway roughly follows the route taken by prospectors during the Gold Rush.
When to go: Visitors will experience longer days between late May and early July, but it never gets darker than dusk from June 15 to Where to stay: Stay at design-forward Klaus K Hotel or book a room in Hotel Lilla Roberts , which is housed in an elegant historic building. Book a glacier and whale watching tour , try your hand at dog-sledding , or watch the perpetual sunset illuminate the colorful houses of the Myggedalen neighborhood in a golden glow.
Head to the end of Isaajap Aqqutaa road in Myggedalen for the picture-perfect view. When to go: While daylight hours are stretched throughout the summer, the sun is visible at midnight from June 17 to Where to stay: Book a room at Greenland Escape for an intimate, cozy stay. Head to the Hotel Hans Egede for a more upscale experience.
Russia celebrates the midnight sun with an annual arts festival during the weeks surrounding the summer solstice in June. Petersburg launches the celebration with fireworks and the Scarlet Sails, a red-draped ship that cruises down the banks of the Neva River. Where to stay: Splurge on the Hotel Astoria for a taste of St. The Faroe Islands have long attracted travelers with striking landscapes and picturesque towns.
All rights reserved. Faroe Islands, Denmark During the summer months, the Faroe Islands' striking landscapes are bathed in dreamy evening light. Reykjavik, Iceland Iceland may be known for its dazzling displays of the northern lights during winter, but the extended summertime days transform the landscape.
This phenomenon is called polar day and polar night. The popular term for polar day is the Midnight Sun. The Earth spins once a day on its axis of rotation , an imaginary line joining the North Pole and South Pole. This is why the Sun appears to rise and set every day. In addition, the Earth orbits the Sun once a year.
As it does so, it traces out an imaginary plane a flat surface, like a disk around the Sun. This is known as the ecliptic plane. However, the Earth's equator is not aligned with the ecliptic plane. It is tilted by This is called the obliquity of the ecliptic , or the Earth's axial tilt.
As a result of this axial tilt, one of the Earth's poles is normally tilted toward the Sun, while the other is tilted away. This is what gives us our different seasons. At the June solstice , the North Pole is pointed toward the Sun. No matter how much the Earth rotates, the Sun never appears to set, producing the phenomenon of the Midnight Sun. The South Pole, on the other hand, is in hour darkness: polar night.
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