Is it true that there are 30 days straight out of the year where it stays dark all thru the day and night?

Question

ok for the idiot below..obviously i forgot to mention that i was talking about in alaska! use ur brain and quit w/the no nonsense smart a** remarks.

Answer 1

At the poles.

The first guy doesn't know what he's talking about.

Answer 2

ummm...no there is no such thing...if there was you would know about it..think about it do you ever remember a day and night where the whole thing was pitch black

Answer 3

in certain places in the world this is true..Northern alaska for example is dark for like 5-6 months straight

Answer 4

Yes, there is, in Alaska, and I believe in northern Canada as well. It gets dark, but it's not pitch black like in the middle of night.

Answer 5

Sure, close to the North pole in December/January and close to the South pole in June/July.

Answer 6

above the arctic circle I'm sure there is a latitude that has  30 days of night.  At the pole itself it should be dark 3 to 6 months out of the year. due to slight varriations in the orbit, tilt, and spin of the earth its not exact.

Answer 7

If you're located within one of the pole circles, then yes. The poles themselves actually go 6 months through light, and then through 6 months of darkness. It is because of the tilt of the Earth's axis.