Norway may not be top of mind for most sun seekers, but around the middle of May until late July, head north to the part of the country inside the Arctic Circle and you can experience a natural phenomenon known as the midnight sun. During these few months the sun is visible at midnight local time, like you see in today"s image of Norway"s North Cape. Of course, as nature strives to maintain a balance, during winter this region experiences polar night, when the sun never rises above the horizon.
Basking in the glow
Today in History
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The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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World Chocolate Day
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Menton, France
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An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Norway s Kjeragbolten boulder
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The long and wiggling path
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Humpbacks return to the Inside Passage
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A treaty for science
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International Day of the Tropics
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Blink and you ll miss it
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Bohemian waxwings in Canada
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St. Patrick s Day
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World Lizard Day
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Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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Venice by night
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Amelia Earhart
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A sea of swirling stone
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Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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The buzz about bees
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The Crown Jewel of the North Atlantic
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A great white egret in Hungary
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Walk the line
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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A hint of spring