Think of the world as a top. If you were standing on the very top of that top, you would be spinning, but you wouldn't be moving. This is what happens if you go close to the north or south poles.
You're still spinning, but because you aren't moving very much, you're facing the same direction most of the time. The reason for the "6 months of dark and 6 months of light" is the same reason we have seasons. For 6 months the pole will be facing the sun, and for the next it will be facing away.
Of course, between those two times will be periods where you aren't facing directly towards or away from the sun. And because the north and south poles are on the opposite ends of the Earth, one will be summer while the other is winter.
There is no place on Earth that always has equal daylight and darkness.Every place on Earth has it on some day of the year, with the possible exceptionof the north and south poles.
That completely depends on how far you live from the equator. If you live at the north or south pole, then there are six months in the year when the sun never sets. That's 262,966 minutes of continuous sunshine.
At the north pole and south pole, the sun is up for 6 months and drowns for the other 6 months.
Going clockwise, the 16 directions are... North North North East North East East North East East East South East South East South South East South South South West South West West South West West West North West North West North North West ...and back to North again.
Hemisphere. Earth has a North and a South Hemisphere
The South Pole has about 6 months of continuous daylight from September to March, followed by about 6 months of continuous darkness from March to September. During the period of darkness, the South Pole has no direct sunlight for about 4 months.
North of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic one, the periods of daylight and darkness both vary from zero to six months, during the course of a year.
6 months of daylight = 4380 hours
At the poles, such as the North and South Poles, there are regions where the sun remains above the horizon for about six months during summer, resulting in continuous daylight, followed by six months of darkness during winter. This phenomenon is known as polar day and polar night.
Countries located within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, and parts of Alaska, experience periods of constant daylight and constant darkness, known as the midnight sun and polar night, due to the tilt of the Earth's axis.
Sunrise at the South Pole is on about the 21st of September every year. Sunset is on about the 22nd of March the following year. The reverse is the case at the North Pole. So a polar day is about 6 months and a polar night is also about 6 months.
During the winter months, the countries located near the North or South Poles receive the least daylight. For example, places like Antarctica, Greenland, and parts of Iceland can experience long periods of darkness during their winter season.
Regions near the poles, such as the North and South Poles, experience six months of continuous daylight during their respective summer seasons and six months of continuous darkness during their winters due to the Earth's axial tilt and orbit around the sun. This phenomenon is known as the midnight sun in summer and polar night in winter.
On average, there are 12 hours of darkness in a 24-hour day. This is because the Earth rotates on its axis, causing half of the planet to be in darkness while the other half is in daylight. The length of darkness can vary depending on the time of year and the location on Earth.
This phenomenon, known as polar day and polar night, occurs in polar regions near the North and South Poles. These regions experience 6 months of continuous daylight during the polar day and 6 months of constant darkness during the polar night.
because the earth is tilted towards the poles,so in summers the north pole will have continuous daylight for 6 months and south pole will have night for 6 months.Then in winters it will be reversed i.e. north pole will have night for the other 6 months and south pole will have continuous day light for 6 months. this proves that the poles experience day for 6 months and other 6 months they experience night.
No, the South Pole experiences a period of complete darkness during its winter months, including on June 21st. This is due to its location within the Antarctic Circle, where the sun does not rise above the horizon for several months during the austral winter.