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Summer night in the city of Pori, Finland on July 2, 2010. The term "midnight sun" refers to the consecutive 24-hour periods of sunlight experienced north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle. Other phenomena are sometimes referred to as "midnight sun", but they are caused by time zones and the observance of daylight saving time.
Squaw Valley, now called Palisades Tahoe, was a struggling ski resort with minimal facilities, which made its selection to host the 1960 Winter Olympics a surprise. [2] [3] Wayne Poulsen and Alexander Cushing were inspired to bid for the Olympics by a newspaper article mentioning that Reno, Nevada, and Anchorage, Alaska, had expressed interest in the Games.
Because of Anchorage's high latitude, summer days are very long and winter daylight hours are very short. The longest day of sunlight being 18hrs and 21 minutes, and shortest being 5 hours and 28 minutes. [3] Anchorage is often cloudy during the winter, which decreases the amount of sunlight experienced by residents.
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games ( French: XVIes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Albertville '92 ( Arpitan: Arbèrtvile '92 ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and around Albertville, France. Albertville won the bid to host the Winter Olympics in 1986 ...
At 2:16 a.m., the sun finally dipped below the horizon, marking the first official night in 83 days for Utqiaġvik, Alaska, the northernmost town in the United States.
By 2034, eleven cities will have hosted the Olympic Games more than once: Athens ( 1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics ), Paris ( 1900, 1924 and 2024 Summer Olympics ), London ( 1908, 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics ), St. Moritz ( 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics ), Lake Placid ( 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics ), Los Angeles ( 1932, 1984 and 2028 Summer ...
The 2024 Olympics took a bow on Sunday during the traditional closing ceremony in Paris. The Olympics officially opened in Paris on Friday, July 26, though some team events started on July 24. The ...
Polar night is a phenomenon in the northernmost and southernmost regions of Earth where night lasts for more than 24 hours. This occurs only inside the polar circles. [ 1] The opposite phenomenon, polar day, or midnight sun, occurs when the Sun remains above the horizon for more than 24 hours. "Night" is understood as the center of the Sun ...