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Why does the north or south pole have 24 hours of darkness or daylight?
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∙ 15y ago
they are either having the rays of the sun hitting the pole all day because of its tilt, it is always facing the sun. Or, because of the tilt, the pole is always facing away from the sun and its rays
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How many hours of darkness are there in one day?
It depends on where you are and what season it is. If you are at the equator then there is 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. If you are above the arctic circle then during the winter there is 24 hours of darkness each day, this will occur on Dec. 21st. If you are further above the arctic circle the darkness can last for months. During the summer there will be 24 hours of daylight on June 21st, and again this can last for months if you are very far north. The same is true for the South pole as well.
On December 21 the rays of the sun strike directly on what latitude?
The sun rays are on the Tropic of Capricorn on December 21 and it leads to winter in the northern hemisphere and summers in the southern hemisphere,because on December 21 there is 24 hours of daylight on the south pole, south to the antarctic circle and 24 hours of darkness on the north pole, north to the arctic circle.
Where would you be standing if you got 24 hours of daylight in per day in the summer?
North of the arctic circle, or south of the antarctic circle
How many hours of daylight are there in each month?
There is no answer to that, because it varies all around the world. So the amount of daylight on a given day in one part of the world, isn't the same in all other parts of the world. In the middle of the northern hemisphere's winter there is no daylight at the North Pole, but there is more and more as you head south ending in there being 24 hours of daylight at the South Pole, where it is the middle of summer. You can also say that there is always daylight somewhere in the world, and therefore there is permanent daylight on Earth, so there is 24 hours of daylight every day.
The day of the year with the fewest number of daylight hours?
That completely depends on where you're located on the earth.If you're anywhere north of the equator, your minimum daylight period is December 21.If, in addition to that, you're located anywhere north of the Arctic Circle, your longestperiod of darkness is centered on December 21, and lasts longer than 24 hours.If you're at the north Pole, the sun never rises between September 21 and March 21.If you're anywhere south of the equator, your minimum daylight period is June 21. If,in addition to that, you're located anywhere south of the Antarctic Circle, your longestperiod of darkness is centered on June 21, and lasts longer than 24 hours.If you're at the south Pole, the sun never rises between March 21 and September 21.
How many hours of darkness are there in one day north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle?
North of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic one, the periods of daylight and darkness both vary from zero to six months, during the course of a year.
Which country has 24 hours of daylight?
The country which has 24 hours of daylight is the North AND South poles.
How many hours of daylight exist on the north or south poles?
6 months of daylight = 4380 hours
Approximately how many hours of daylight are received at the North Pole on June 21?
It depends on your location on Earth. At the south pole, there are 0 hours of daylight on June 21... until ~13,000 years from now when the Earth's axis of rotation will precess to give it summer in June.
Which location of the earth is 12 hours of daytime and 12 hours of darkness?
There is no place on Earth that always has equal daylight and darkness.Every place on Earth has it on some day of the year, with the possible exceptionof the north and south poles.
How many hours of darkness are there in one day?
It depends on where you are and what season it is. If you are at the equator then there is 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. If you are above the arctic circle then during the winter there is 24 hours of darkness each day, this will occur on Dec. 21st. If you are further above the arctic circle the darkness can last for months. During the summer there will be 24 hours of daylight on June 21st, and again this can last for months if you are very far north. The same is true for the South pole as well.
When is solstice are the light and dark equal?
On a solstice, it is only at the equator that the hours of light and dark are equal. At other parts, they would be different with one of the Poles experiencing 24 hours of daylight and the other Pole experiencing no daylight. If it is the June solstice, then it is the North Pole with 24 hours of daylight and the South Pole with none, while it is the opposite in the December solstice. It is at the equinox that the amount of daylight and darkness hours are equal around the world.
Where is the least sun on Earth?
It depends. in the winter for the northern hemisphere ( North America ) the north pole has 24 hours of darkness or Greenland and in summer for Northern Hemisphere the south pole ( Antarctica ) has 24 hours of darkness so it really is north and south pole
How many hours of daylight per day in North Norway in January?
This depends on where you are in Norway. Usually, in the south, you'll have daylight from 5 in the morning to 11 in the evening during the summer. In the north you'll have daylight 24 hours a day. In the winter, you'll have something like 1 hour of daylight in the north and 5-6 hours of daylight in the south.
Which latitudes experience the greatest annual change in daylight hours?
90° north latitude (the north pole) and 90° south latitude (the south pole)
What is the sunrise time with a latitude of -89 degrees?
At a latitude of -89 degrees, which is close to the South Pole, there are periods of time with continuous daylight or darkness depending on the season. During the polar summer, there can be 24 hours of daylight, and during the polar winter, there can be 24 hours of darkness.
Which season has the longest darkness hours?
Winter has the longest hours of darkness. Remembering of course that winter is at different times of the year depending on which hemisphere, the north or south, you live in.
