The nation’s northernmost town — Utqiagvik, Alaska — is about to descend into ... At the North and South poles, there is only one sunrise and one sunset per year. The sun rises on the ...

The town of Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow, has entered a 64-day period of polar night, with its last sunrise occurring on November 18. This phenomenon, caused by the Earth's tilt ...