Show the long lone polar nights generally speaking we figure europe as being wholly within the temperate zone but when we come to to investigate matters we find that north cape the most northerly point of norway Is in the shadow of the north pole at that point you can see the midnight sun in all its ghastliness the great luminary being constantly above the horizon from may ath to august or just one day over three months but the long wintry nights make up for the loo days of con constant stant sunshine it being on september fid and constantly increases in length until november ath when the polar night commences in earnest the sun never appearing above the horizon from the last mentioned date until february esth one day less than three months |