This Alaska town won't see the sun for more than 2 months
Last updated on: 23 November,2021 02:17 pm
This Alaska town won't see the sun for more than 2 months
(Web Desk) - Formerly known as Barrow, in the town of Utqiagvik, the sun set for the last time in 2020 on November 19 for a span of over 60 days.
The small town located on the north of the Arctic Circle has entered its annual phase of darkness.
The occurrence is known as polar night. The phenomenon takes place during winters because of the tilt of the axis of the Earth.
The polar night occurs in the northernmost and southernmost regions of the Earth when the night lasts for more than 24 hours. This occurs only inside the polar circles.
"Polar night is a normal phenomenon that happens every winter for Barrow (Utqiagvik), and any other towns inside the Arctic Circle. This tilt makes it so that none of the Sun’s disc is visible above the horizon."
The meteorologist clarified that entering the phase of darkness doesn’t indicate that the town will be merged in darkness.
Most of the daytime hours will go through periods known as civil twilight.
"Think of what the sky looks like just before sunrise, or just after sunset. That is what they see for several hours a day, from now until January 22, when the sun will "officially rise" again."