Most folks have heard tell of the midnight sun..... but few have ever exprienced the phenomen firsthand themselves. The above pic is of a postcard I sent to my parents from Lake Inari , some 400 kilometers inside the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland , back in the period between 1978 and 1987 when I was doing linguistic research among the Saami or Laplanders. If you were to set out on foot heading straight North of 00.00 ( midnight ) you would end up in Norwegian Finnmark and after a short trek into the Arctic Ocean. Bearing Northeast of 01.40 would take you to Murmansk , Russia... and the Arctic Ocean. Hope this illustration will help you better understand what takes place way up there during the Summer months.
P.S. I am dedicating this post to my sweet Fluff who has seen this wonder up close .... has lived the midnight sun in her native Sweden. And likewise to my dear friend , Céleste and her husband , Randy , as they relax and renew their love for each other ... and for life in general ...under the Alaskan sun 24 hours a day at this time of year. Happy holidays !!
P.S. Please enlarge photo for best viewing .
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