Ilulissat Midnight Sun

The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the sun remains visible at the local midnight. The gigantic icebergs in the Ilulissat Fjord take on a golden or bluish hue during the midnight sun.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     

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