Is it true that there are places in the world where it is dark for a week straight? someone told me this and i thought it was pretty odd.
2006-12-21 16:13:48 · 11 answers · asked by lisa and donnie w 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The Poles... above Artic & Antarctic circles...
2006-12-21 16:15:12 · answer #1 · answered by K V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in the winter the Arctic north goes without sunlight for at least a full month or two but in the summer the long days make up for it.
2006-12-21 16:15:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alaska
2006-12-21 16:14:40 · answer #3 · answered by Hollywood 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
North Pole and South Pole
2006-12-24 11:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
North Pole, or South Pole.
I can't show you the video of NIGHT, it would be black. So...
Here's the opposite, "Midnight Sun" Daylight 24 hours, fast forwarded in 3 seconds.
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?p=north+pole+sun&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&b=0&oid=060cfacdb9f64b30&rurl=www.giftsbusinessmedium.info&vdone=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fvideo%3Fp%3Dnorth%2Bpole%2Bsun%26toggle%3D1%26cop%3Dmss%26ei%3DUTF-8
2006-12-21 16:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are valleys having tall mountains blocking the sun where this would be true - though the sun would still give indirect lighting.
2006-12-22 06:26:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the earths tilt there are places that are dark for months on end
2006-12-22 00:35:35 · answer #7 · answered by bprice215 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea like on top of Alaska(north pole) and Antarctica
2006-12-21 16:15:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea ive heard that some places never get daylight properly even in there summers but i cant remember where it is
2006-12-21 16:15:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alaska. then, in the winter (or summer?) its light for a week. Kinda...
2006-12-21 16:15:33 · answer #10 · answered by Steve-o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋