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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Phenomenon of Midnight Sun, the Sun at Midnight

midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months (summer) in northern latitudes near the Arctic Circle (north pole) where the sun is still visible at midnight local time when the weather is sunny.



In May many tourists Asia, Central Europe will travel to the northern end of the earth to witness the natural phenomenon. One city tourist destination for 'Midnight Sun' is Tromso, Bodo, Hammerfest and Nordkapp.


Tromso is the last major town before entering the area of ​​the northern polar circle. The city is situated 69 ° 40 'North latitude, and is just 350 km from there. In every month of May, the sun will sink and immediately published in the city of Tromso cakrwala. Now foreign tourists usually arrive in this month.


Countries that can sense this phenomenon include: Canada, USA, Denmark (Greenland), Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia and Iceland. A quarter of Finland's territory in the north of the Arctic circle.


In the area of ​​Svalbard, Norway, we will not be able to see the sunrise sunset alias starting on 19 April to 23 August. Imagine when you wake up in the morning the sky was still dark


The opposite of this phenomenon is called the polar night, occurs during the winter when the sun stays below the horizon (horizon) throughout the day. Even extreme in some areas at the poles, the sun will continue to look for 6 months


Duration of the midnight sun will rise from day to day during solstice in the summer in the polar circle will then be up to 6 months at the poles.


In the polar region itself, the sun rises and sets only once a year. Over the past 6 months when the sun is above the horizon, the sun will continue to move around the horizon, and reached the highest altitude at solstice during the summer.






For those travelers who want to see the midnight sun in Norway, you can come to the areas below:
1. Longyerbyen (Spitzbergen): Aug 20 - Aug 20


2. North Cape (Nordkapp): May 14 - July 30


3. Hammerfest: May 16 - July 27


4. Tromso / Tromso, Hausberg: May 20 - July 22


5. Narvik, Hausberg: May 25 - July 18


6. Lofoten & VesterĂ¥len: Late May - Mid July


7. Bodo / Bodo: July 4 - July

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