Centuries ago, human life depended on sunrise and sunset. People used to wake up with sunrise and go inside their homes by sunset. But now it is not so. In big cities there is no sense of day and night.
However, sunrise and sunset are still happening here in the same way as they have been happening since the Earth’s existence. But do you know that there is a place on this earth where there is neither sunrise nor sunset for 6 months. Let us tell you today in this article how the people there live their lives in such an environment.
where is this place
The place we are talking about is called Antarctic. While there are four types of seasons all over the world, there are only two in Antarctica. Winter or summer. At this place, when the sun rises for 6 months, it is summer season. However, the summer here is also colder than the winter in other countries.
Whereas, when the sun sets here for 6 months, this entire area becomes a snow desert. Scientists say that the reason why there are 6 months of day and 6 months of night in this part of the Earth is because of the Earth’s crooked rotation on its axis.
Sunrise for 76 days in Norway
Norway, situated close to Antarctica, is a country where the sunset does not occur for 76 days. That means the sun continues to shine in this country for 76 days. Apart from this, the same happens in the boroughs of Finland, Sweden, Nunavut of Canada, Iceland and Alaska. Talking about sunset, the sun does not rise for several weeks in Norway in December. This phenomenon is called “Polar Night” there. However, the rest of the time the sun rises and sets.
How do people live here?
If you have gone here to visit, you may face problems with it, but people who have been living there for centuries have become used to it. There are many such videos available on YouTube, in which you can see how the people there manage night and day. A person from Norway made a video around 2 o’clock in the night and showed that at this time there is light in the entire country and the sun is overhead, but there is silence everywhere.
This is because people are sleeping in their homes. Like humans, animals have also adapted themselves in such a way that they rest at night and do their work during the day.
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