#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. During the polar night, the sun does not rise above the horizon for 45 days, from November 30 to January 13. At the 69th parallel, in Norilsk and Dudinka, residents will observe a slight clearing only in the afternoon.
In Norilsk, everything – people, animals, transport and enterprises – might seem to be sleeping. But it only seems so. In sociocultural terms, even event festivals are dedicated to the polar night, songs and poems are composed about it. Because it’s very atmospheric.
The further beyond the Arctic Circle, the longer the polar night is: at the North Pole it lasts almost six months – from September 25 to March 17.
In fact, local historians and scientists are still arguing about the true date of the polar night onset at the Norilsk latitude (November 29 or 30), giving formulas for correct calculating of the polar night beginning for each year. But while experts argue, the polar night still comes. As soon as today.
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Text: Victor Borodin, Photo: Nikolay Shchipko
