Midnight Sun in Bodo, Norway

Bodo, in northern Norway, is referred to as the Land of the Midnight Sun because, being north of the Arctic Circle, the sun never fully sets for about one month each summer. Here, the sun shines on the Arctic Ocean during a summer night.

C.A. Peterson/Photo Researchers, Inc.

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Arctic Ocean; Fundamental Constants; Physics; Norway

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