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24 day at the antarctica
Steve
Without researching the answer I would say that the reason why you can have a 24 hour day in the summer in the Antarctica is because when the Sun sits over the Topic of Capricorn the sun never fully sets in the Antarctica and when the Sun sits over the Topic Of Cancer the Sun never rises in the Antarctica. Sorry I can't really explain it in much more detail.
I can see from everybodys input that at the Spring Equinox the Sun rises due East and sets due West. From then on the Sun moves further South till it gets to its furthest point (Topic of Capricorn) Therefore it means the Sun must be coming up South of East in summer.
However I have this thing in my mind that persists in saying that when the Sun is at its furthest South (23.5 degrees) it is still North of Perth (32 degrees) therefore the Sun must rise North of East.
What am I missing here.
Jim
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