is that true that in some portions of norway the sun does not rise for 6 months and there remains night?

Answer 1

Not quite.
Northern Norway is in the Arctic Circle, meaning they have periods where the sun does not rise at all during the day(and in Summer, they have 24 sunlight!). The northernmost large town in Norway, Tromsø, has about 3 months of "polar night". That's more than enough!

Answer 2

If you were exactly at the pole, that would be true. But the northern most part of Norway is not at the pole so it would get less than 6 months of night. More than 24 hours, because it is north of the arctic circle, but less than 6 months.

Answer 3

I'm not sure about Norway, but I know in the very north of Finland they only get around an hour or so of daylight a day during Winter months. I'd imagine it to be the same in Norway. I doubt there would be no daylight at all for 6 months, but there would probably be very little. I can't be sure though, so I hope you can find a reliable answer. (:

Answer 4

No. The only places that the sun doesn't appear for six months at a time are the poles. The area between the north pole and arctic circle has varying lengths of "day" and "night" depending upon the seasons.

In inhabited places above the arctic circle, the longest "nights" last about 90-95 days, as do the longest "days". Even then, there are periods of twilight during much of that time so that the "nights" are not continuously pitch black.

Answer 5

No, the extra north you're (regardless of which usa) the longer the days would be in the time of the summer season months, and the shorter the days in the time of the wintry climate months. In a city like Oslo, as an example, there might basically be 3 or 4 midnights in the time of the top of summer season, and 5 or 6 hours of daylight hours in the time of the wintry climate, yet no, it is not as extreme as that's made to sound.

Answer 6

Yes. In the artic circle, in Winter the sun does not rise, in summer they have daylight all day.

Here's from a site I found:The Arctic Circle is also the name given the region around the North Pole. It includes the Arctic Ocean, thousands of islands, and the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America, including the Arctic and Subarctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Siberia and the Russian Far East. A region of immense beauty far removed from the industrial areas of the world, it is also rich in mineral and other natural resources. Throughout this immense area, economic developers search for oil, gas, and similar marketable natural resources.

The Polar day begins round March 21 when it is vernal equinox and the sun is right above the equator and the day and night are equal. At the Arctic Circle, the Polarday reaches its climax around June 21 (see Midnight Sun) when the solar orb is so high that at no point does it drop below the horizon. If you are lucky enough to be visiting on June 21, be sure to bring your camera. You can buy postcards showing the sun set that never sets, with time lapse photography. Fairbanks schedules lots of events to celebrate the Midnight Sun in late June.

The Polarnight begins around Sept 23 when it is autumnal equinox and reach its climax around Dec 21 when the sun can no longer be seen above the horizon, even at noon.

Answer 7

Yes that is true, because the northern extremities of Norway are inside the arctic circle, so the sun is ether above or below the horizon for 6 months of the year respectively. It also happens in Antarctica. This is something you learn in school at the age of 10.

Answer 8

Yes I lived there for a year and it was a horrible time, that area has the highest suicide rate per population. It is grim.

Answer 9

Yes, that's called the polar circle.

Because of the tilted axis of the earth, in winter, the north polar circle does not see daylight and in summer there is no nighttime. The same thing happen in the South polar circle but in reverse.

Answer 10

This is true of anyplace north of the Arctic Circle during winter months. In summer there is six months of sunlight.