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noun
- 1. the sun when seen at midnight during the summer in either the Arctic or Antarctic Circle.
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Natural phenomenon when daylight lasts for more than 24 hours, occuring only inside or close to the polar circles
Midnight sun, also known as polar day, is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight. When midnight sun is seen in the Arctic, the Sun appears to move from left to right. In Antarctica, the equivalent apparent motion is from right to left. This occurs at latitudes ra... Wikipedia