In Tromsø, locals often refuse to call polar night mørketid ... of the extreme happens between May and July called the midnight sun- when the sun never sets. The city itself is a tiny island ...

That means that, for about two months every year, the sun stays below the horizon, leading to a prolonged “polar night ... a day in the “land of the midnight sun.” Utqiagvik, for example ...

One of the most unique experiences of living in Antarctica, while filming BBC Dynasties’ Emperor Penguins episode, was the polar night. This is when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon for ...