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A small town in Alaska won’t see another sunset for more than 80 days. The sun rose on Saturday, May 9, in Utqiagvik, Alaska, and won’t set again until 2:57 a.m. local time on Aug. 2.The National ...

In this Aug. 12, 2005, file photo, a boat drives past a skin boat display near whale bones and an arch made of a whale jaw on the beach in a town that was known as Barrow, Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, ...

Utqiagvik, Alaska—known as the land of the “Midnight Sun”—is entering a remarkable stretch of 84 consecutive days without a sunset. Asisauan Toovak, mayor of the town located roughly 320 miles north ...

The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into months of darkness. Think of it this way: By the time the sun rises again, a new president will occupy the White House.

You may remember that the northernmost town in the United States is Utqiagvik, Alaska. You may also remember that this town experiences no daylight for 63 days from November 19 to January 21. That is ...

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.