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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National Park Week begins
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National Mountain Climbing Day
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Giving Tuesday
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April Fools Day
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Take this for a spin...
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Anniversary of Pinnacles National Park, California
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National Trails Day
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Fog above the forest
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Incense making, Vietnam
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Finding a balance between wetlands and water treatment
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Diamond Beach, Iceland
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Fox kits
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Happy New Year!
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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Oloupena Falls, island of Molokai, Hawaii
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National Park Week continues
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The fishing village of Reine, Norway
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International Tiger Day
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Working for that cliffside view
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The snows of Fuji
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