midnight sun
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of midnight sun
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Spring and summer are popular with tourists in Svalbard, with many visiting the almost untouched archipelago in the high Arctic while the sun doesn't set at night during what's known as the "midnight sun".
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024
The midnight sun blazed pink and gold, the sky so stunning that I could hardly bear to close the blackout curtains.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022
LONGYEARBYEN, Norway — It was early April, and while the midnight sun had not yet arrived on the remote archipelago of Svalbard, darkness had begun its annual four-month retreat from the world’s northernmost town.
From New York Times • May 19, 2022
I’m here in early April but the season runs until June, when there’s skiing in the midnight sun.
From The Guardian • Jan. 11, 2019
Caithness is the most northern county of Scotland, and its metropolis is Wick, where one gets the nearest approach to the midnight sun that can be found with civilized, modern, and up-to-date surroundings.
From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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