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  • 2020-11-19 (xsd:date)
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  • Does This Alaska Town Go 60 Days Without Seeing the Sun? (en)
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  • In November 2020, a meme was circulated on social media that included a piece of text claiming that a town in Alaska would go more than 60 days without seeing the sun during the winter: The information in this meme is largely accurate. It should be noted, however, that Barrow, Alaska no longer goes by this name. In 2016, the town voted to restore its old Iñupiat name, Utqiaġvik. Utqiaġvik is the northernmost city in the United States. Utqiaġvik, like other cities located north of the Arctic circle, experiences a polar night, or a period of more than 24 hours without a sunrise. As this Alaska city sits more than 300 miles north of the Arctic circle, its polar night is especially long. According to The Washington Post, the sun set for the final time in 2020 on Nov. 18, and it won't rise again until next year. The Washington Post writes: According to the National Weather Service of Fairbanks, Alaska, Utqiaġvik won't see the sun again for 66 days: While the sun will not rise there for more than 60 days, the city will get still get some twilight illumination, as the sun will continue to approach, but never cross above, the horizon. The winter may be particularly dark in Utqiaġvik, but this Alaska city gets plenty of sunlight during the summer months. In fact, the midnight sun, or a period where the sun is visible for more than 24 hours, lasts for about 80 days. (en)
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