From late May to late July the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle - hence Norway being known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun".
The midnight sun is occurring in summer months in the northern parts of Norway. The sun remains visible the whole night. The number of days per year with potential midnight sun increases the farther poleward one goes.In Svalbard, Norway, the northernmost inhabited region of Europe, there is no sunset from approximately 19 April to 23 August.The opposite phenomenon of the midnight sun is polar night, which occurs in winter when the sun stays below the horizon throughout the day.
The Midnight Sun in Norway: The dates when the whole sun is above the horizon.
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