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'''''"How long is the day and night in countries near the North and South Poles?"'''''<BR>
'''''"How long is the day and night in countries near the North and South Poles?"'''''<BR>
As we get closer to the North or South Pole, the day or night might extend for up to several months each. On the North Pole itself, daylight lasts 24 hours during the summer months and darkness lasts for 24 hours during the winter months.
As we get closer to the North or South Pole, the day or night might extend for up to several months each. At the North Pole itself, daylight lasts more than 3 months during the summer months and darkness lasts for more than 3 months during the winter months.




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Again, why should anyone have to follow the schedule of another country? And what does the 'Closest Country' mean? The closest country will still have a day or a night that will extend for 23 hours.  
Again, why should anyone have to follow the schedule of another country? And what does the 'Closest Country' mean? The closest country will still have a day or a night that will extend for 23 hours.  


[[Image:Arctic Ocean.png|thumb|right|The North Pole.]]
[[Image:Arctic Ocean.png|thumb|upright=1.6|The North Pole.]]




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{{Core Science}}
{{Core Science}}
==See Also==
==See Also==
{{Hub4|Fasting|Fasting}}
{{Hub4|Fasting|Fasting}}
{{Hub4|Cosmology|Cosmology}}
{{Hub4|Cosmology|Cosmology}}


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.emirates247.com/arctic-muslims-unique-dilemma-in-ramadan-the-sun-never-sets-here-2012-07-24-1.468650|2=2012-08-07}} Arctic Muslims' unique dilemma in Ramadan: The Sun never sets here]
* [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.emirates247.com/arctic-muslims-unique-dilemma-in-ramadan-the-sun-never-sets-here-2012-07-24-1.468650|2=2012-08-07}} Arctic Muslims' unique dilemma in Ramadan: The Sun never sets here]
* [http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=5842&ln=eng How to pray and fast in countries where the day or night is continuous] ''- Fatwa response from the Islam Q&A team''
* [http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=5842&ln=eng How to pray and fast in countries where the day or night is continuous] ''- Fatwa response from the Islam Q&A team''
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