This Alaskan town experiences night for 60 consecutive days each year!
The tiny town is America's Northernmost city, and lies within the Arctic circle, only 1,300 miles South of the North Pole. Due to its extreme location, Barrow is one of the few cities in the world to experience a phenomenon known as "polar night" (which, incidentally, sounds like a rad name for an indie band). Basically, Barrow residents don't see the sun for 60 consecutive days each year-- it's night for 1,440 hours straight. Imagine being afraid of the dark and living in Barrow! They do experience twilight each day, though. The length of twilight decreases until the winter solstice, when it only lasts for a mere 3 hours. Then, after that, twilight lasts longer and longer each day until the sun finally peeks over the horizon around January 22 or 23.
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This Alaskan town experiences night for 60 consecutive days each year!
The tiny town is America's Northernmost city, and lies within the Arctic circle, only 1,300 miles South of the North Pole. Due to its extreme location, Barrow is one of the few cities in the world to experience a phenomenon known as "polar night" (which, incidentally, sounds like a rad name for an indie band). Basically, Barrow residents don't see the sun for 60 consecutive days each year-- it's night for 1,440 hours straight. Imagine being afraid of the dark and living in Barrow! They do experience twilight each day, though. The length of twilight decreases until the winter solstice, when it only lasts for a mere 3 hours. Then, after that, twilight lasts longer and longer each day until the sun finally peeks over the horizon around January 22 or 23.
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This Alaskan town experiences night for 60 consecutive days each year!
The tiny town is America's Northernmost city, and lies within the Arctic circle, only 1,300 miles South of the North Pole. Due to its extreme location, Barrow is one of the few cities in the world to experience a phenomenon known as "polar night" (which, incidentally, sounds like a rad name for an indie band). Basically, Barrow residents don't see the sun for 60 consecutive days each year-- it's night for 1,440 hours straight. Imagine being afraid of the dark and living in Barrow! They do experience twilight each day, though. The length of twilight decreases until the winter solstice, when it only lasts for a mere 3 hours. Then, after that, twilight lasts longer and longer each day until the sun finally peeks over the horizon around January 22 or 23.
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