Don"t lose your sunglasses! At least not during this time of year in Svalbard, Norway, when the sun crests the horizon and never dips below it again for more than four months. From about April 19 to August 23, it"s nothing but sunshine in this island chain above the Arctic Circle, more than 500 miles north of mainland Norway. It"s not quite a day at the beach, with average summertime high temps of 39 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (toasty compared to average wintertime temps of 5 to 9 degrees). And who knows how far it is to the nearest Ray-Ban store?
Midnight sun
Today in History
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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Spreadsheet Day
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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International Archaeology Day
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Bidding summer adieu
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Big Bend National Park anniversary
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It’s Canada’s national day
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An endless journey
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Art in the high desert
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Everglades National Park, Florida
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Poinsettia Day
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World Elephant Day
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International Rock Day
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
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World Lion Day
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A Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
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Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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A little blue
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Happy Independence Day!
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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Womens History Month
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Cinco de Mayo
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Cool water in the Quinault
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A picture-perfect day on Trillium
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico