Is the sun shinning over any place in the world more than 12 hours ,where ? and how ?

Question

some people in other places in world told me that sun is shinning continuously over their places more than 1 day ,but i can not believe ,because earth is rotating around its axis every day ,i need a good answer ,bye bye

Answer 1

had you attended elementary school you would know that the sun shines for more than 12 hours anywhere between the tropics and the poles during teh summer. between the arctic/antarctic circle and the pole the sun shines 24 hours a day for part of teh year.

try looking outside some time. unless you live in teh tropics, you will see seasonal changes in the length of the day.

Answer 2

every year the earth rotates in such a way that the top or the  bottom  ( if you are North south justified) has more surface area that is under the suns light for a part of the year.  

North Alaska, Canada, and Russia sometimes have sunlight for 3 -5 months straight ( give or take a month or 2)   while they are in sun, the opposite side of the earth is in perpetual darkness.  and vice versa.

Answer 3

Because of the tilt of the Earth's axis, the Sun shines more than 12 hours in half the world every day of the year except the equinoxes. For example, today, where I live in Southern Ontario, Canada, the Sun shines  for 13 hours and 34 minutes. This is what causes the seasons. North of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle, the Sun shines for 24 hours at least one day in the year. At the North and South Poles, the Sun shines for six months straight.

Answer 4

The north pole is currently getting 24 hours a day of daylight. Here's a fantastic picture demonstrating why. You can see that even though the earth rotates, the region above the arctic circle always gets light (in the summer) and always is dark in the winter.

Answer 5

Above the Arctic Circle and below the Antarctic Circle the sun can shine for 6 months solid. This only happens in summer because the pole will be continuously pointed towards the sun. This is because the Earth is leaning at an angle of about 23.5 degrees from its orbital plane.

The reverse is also true, it is dark for 6 months in these areas in winter.

Answer 6

Small correction on Michael's answer, just to clarify.  This happens in summer, but in THEIR summer...in arctic, they will see the sun 24 hours a day (it won't set at all) during the northern hemisphere summer.  In the antarctic, ditto except during their summer, which is the northern hemisphere winter.  Also Sherry is pointing out that just south of the arctic (also true for just north of the antarctic), the days will be long, but not 24 hours of sun.

Confused yet?

Answer 7

Here where I live in Anchorage, Alaska the average amount of daylight a day in August is 17-18 hours. It's not just in the Arctic Circle like what everyone else is saying . . . I live FAR from the Arctic Circle. It's because the Earth is rotating on a tilted axis. Meaning that it leans slightly in one direction rather than being perfectly vertical.

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