GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country is called the ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’?
A
Finland
B
Ireland
C
Norway
D
Sweden
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From late May to late July, the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle (hence Norway’s description as the “ Land of the Midnight Sun"), and the rest of the country experiences up to 20 hours of daylight per day.

Detailed explanation-2: -The earth is rotating at a tilted axis relative to the sun, and during the summer months, the North Pole is angled towards our star. That’s why, for several weeks, the sun never sets above the Arctic Circle. Svalbard is the place in Norway where the midnight sun occurs for the longest period.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beyond this latitude the sun never quite sets below the horizon during summer, and the farther north you travel, the higher in the sky is the sun at night. That’s why Northern Norway is often called the land of the midnight sun.

Detailed explanation-4: -Norway has two official names: Norge in Bokmål and Noreg in Nynorsk.

Detailed explanation-5: -Midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight.

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