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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Ski touring in Austria
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Boating on the Bojo
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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National Fossil Day
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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Do spirits haunt the Gardens of Versailles?
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Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton, Utah
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World Wildlife Day
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Women s History Month
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Let s ride! It s Roller Coaster Day
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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It’s oh so quiet
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It s World Poetry Day
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It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
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Tree of many colors
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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A lunar lantern celebration
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European Day of Parks
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Crested caracaras
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Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
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It s a good day to be green
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A holiday beacon of light
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World Frog Day
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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World Elephant Day
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Summer’s in home stretch
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Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
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Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
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