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midnight sun
A phenomenon observed north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle. Each summer the Sun remains above the horizon for at least one 24-hour period (a corresponding period of darkness occurs in winter), owing to the tilt of the Earth's equator to the ecliptic.
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