'Long dark night': Alaskan town sees last sunset of the year, 65 days of darkness ahead

A town in norrn Alaska, Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow will experience night for a span of two months after it witnessed  last sunset of year 2020 on November 15. town of nearly 4,000 inhabitants now prepares for 65 days of darkness as it will greet sunrise in 2021, next year, on January 22. norrnmost town in United States, which is sparsely populated and is abound in wetlands, wilderness, and tundra will also face a harsh winter with an average high temperature of below 0 degrees until March 2021. 

According to an update by US Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management, Alaska, one of largest states in US, is renowned as strange and mysterious as it now enters into 24-hour darkness throughout winters. Alaska’s north and south poles are geographically located as such that arctic community h ir last sunset at 1:29 pm AKST (5:29 pm ET) on November 15 and will now see sunrise at 1:16 pm AKST (5:16 pm ET) straight on January 22.

24-hour day during 'summer solstice'

According to a report by Wear Channel, Alaskans in Utqiaġvik experience two months of prolonged daylights during summer solstice. sun in mysterious town is overhe for 24 hours, all through day, including in nights. This happens due to location of Arctic region on globe towards extreme norrn pole, which sets sun at only 6 degrees below horizon. This gives rise to a civil twilight, phenomenon that gives impression of daytime in town round clock. 

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[Alaska in Winters before sunset on November 17. Credit: Twitter/@MariusAviation]

[Last sunset of year on 15th November in Barrow, town of about 4,000. Credit: Twitter/@@UltraHomoSap]

[ nighttime in winters in Alaska. Credit: Twitter/@IzzRaifHarz]

[Utqiagvik is  Alaskan town that experiences 2 months of polar nights. Credit: Twitter/@EvanKirstel]

“For example, in Fairbanks, sunrise on this year's summer solstice (June 20) is at 2:59 a.m. Sunset is at 12:47 a.m. next day. For those two hours between sunrise and sunset, it's basically dusk or dawn because it never actually gets dark,” Wear Channel explained in a report.

'24 hours daytime' starts in month of May and lasts until July. According to CNN's Wear expert, it isn’t just town Barrow that faces months of night but inconsistent day and night cycle is noted across Kaktovik, Point Hope near Chukchi Sea, and Anaktuvuk Pass as well.  se regions will have ir final sunset in late November and early December. 

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