Are there inhabited places in the world where the sun doesn't rise or set in a whole day
[From: ] [author: ] [Date: 11-04-24] [Hit: ]
when meeting Turks and Persians.I kind of wish I did, but in my opinion, it could be a very taboo subject to bring up in conversation.Id imagine that they might keep track of the sun in the ecliptic with the month of the year, and use the nearby constellations to determine the direction toward the sun.......
"In Islam, people have to pray 5 times a day and the time is mostly based on the position of the sun. I was asking someone what they would do at the north or south pole during polar nights and polar days."
This is a good question, because many members of the Islamic religion have actually sought political asylum in the Scandinavian countries.
I haven't actually thought to ask this question, when meeting Turks and Persians. I kind of wish I did, but in my opinion, it could be a very taboo subject to bring up in conversation.
I'd imagine that they might keep track of the sun in the ecliptic with the month of the year, and use the nearby constellations to determine the direction toward the sun.
The Arabs are very notable astronomers. In fact, two thirds of the stars that have names...have Arabic names. I am sure they can know the azimuth of the sun, even if they never see it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ara…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy_i…
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The only areas on the surface of the Earth which don't get sunlight for a whole day are north of the Arctic circle and south of the Antarctic circle. This is dictated by the simple geometry of Earth's rotational axis relative to its orbital plane. It doesn't change significantly over time.
There are several populated areas within the Arctic circle, including northern Russia, Canada, Greenland, Alaska (US), Finland, Sweden, and Norway. Only Antarctica lies within the Antarctic circle, however, and it is not a significantly populated region.
See this map for an exact description:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co…
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Yes, any place that is north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle.
This includes parts of Alaska (USA), parts of Canada, most of Greenland, parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia.
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co…
There is a small city called Prudhoe Bay, which is situated on a bay by the same name, in the North Slope Borough of Alaska, USA. It has a population of over two-thousand. Its quite nearly the most northern locale within the United States jurisdiction.
Antarctica, in the south, beneath the Antarctic Circle, has no sovereign territories. No countries. There are only military bases and research stations. Whether or not there are civilian towns, I do not know. But they do not answer to any national government if there are.
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