Polar Night

We put the clocks back in Britain overnight, so we got an extra hour of sleep. Anyway, in the Arctic regions, it is the beginning of Polar Night. Four months of continual dark. (obviously, those who are in Antarctica, it will be the beginning of four months of continual daylight).

Any SWers from those regions that experience continual night for months and continual daylight (in summer) for months? What is it like?

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MsSwan

How do people live like that?

Matt85 · 36-40, M

@MsSwan noone actually lives there lol

MsSwan

@Matt85 I think some do

Matt85 · 36-40, M

@MsSwan I had a look...Apparently 4 million people live in the Arctic and 5000 people live in the Antarctic in the summer but there are no permanant residents so you are right! But it's only a few.

MsSwan

@Matt85 Yes, I found this too:

Antarctica is the only continent with no permanent human habitation. There are, however, permanent human settlements, where scientists and support staff live for part of the year on a rotating basis. The continent of Antarctica makes up most of the Antarctic region.