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polar night

natural phenomenon when the night lasts for more than 24 hours, occuring only inside the polar circles
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Summary

polar night ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,392 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: night[2]
  • Commons category: Polar night[3]
  • Opposite of: midnight sun[4]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5]
  • Duration: 179 day[6]

Why It Matters

polar night has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). polar night. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/polar-night
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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → midnight sun
    Subclass of → night
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+179'}
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 19139, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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