SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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When it receives the most direct solar rays.
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When it faces the sun exactly 12 hours a day.
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When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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When the sun does not set in the Antarctic Circle.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During summer, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted toward the sun and is in constant sunlight. In the winter, Antarctica is on the side of Earth tilted away from the sun, causing the continent to be dark.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is the coldest month? Most commonly August and then July, sometimes September, it varies by location. What was the coldest ever temperature? Measured on the ground at-89.2°C (-128.6°C), at the Russian Vostok station on the 21st of July 1983.
Detailed explanation-3: -It stays daylight from October through March. Then it takes another two months to set (March through May). Finally, it stays well below the horizon from May through August when Antarctica is in complete darkness.