On December 3, 2023, it is considered the last day of this year. The people of Utqiaġvik (formerly known as Barrow), Alaska, USA, will officially witness the sunset. Since then, this small city at the northern tip of the world It would be a long period of nearly 2 months where the sun would not appear in their sky.
Utkiewik is a small city in the northernmost point of the United States. At the North Pole Every year there is a period of darkness both day and night, or Polar Nights, referring to the condition of places that do not receive sunlight for more than 24 hours consecutively, or simply described as Always in the state of sunset.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has opened a channel to broadcast views from CCTV cameras. To see the condition of the city without the sun 24 hours a day on the website Utqiaġvik Sea Ice Webcam for people all over the world to see The camera’s rating is 20 meters above mean sea level. The camera faces north.
Polar night is an annual phenomenon in this region. Occurs from the fact that the sun is in a lower position than the horizon. This is due to the Earth’s axis tilting after the polar night period ends. The time when there is sunlight during the day will gradually become longer and longer until summer, which is the season when the city will fall into another form opposite to Polar Night, called the Midnight Sun (Midnight Sun) because You will see the sun 24 hours a day.
However, Utkiewik’s population of more than 5,000 people It is not always in darkness during the Polar Night. There will be times when the lights are dim, a real factor that makes residents not want to leave their homes during this period. is a cold temperature of -12 degrees Celsius.
As prophesied Utkiewik will see the sunrise again next year around January 23, 2024 at approximately 1:09 p.m. local time. The city’s residents will see the sun for about 1 hour, which means the city will have a total sunless period of 51 days.
Source: ladbible.com
Photo credit: University of Alaska Fairbanks
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2023-12-05 11:30:00
