Greenland is often called the ' land of the midnight sun ' why
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Here, Sun is visible for 24 hrs. Greenland is also above Arctic Circle.Thus,it is known as the land of midnight sun. The midnight sun is a universal phenomenon that happens in the summer periods in regions of north Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle when the sun settles obvious at the local midnight.
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Answer: Northern Scandinavia, which extends 300 miles (480 km) into the Arctic zone, is sometimes called Land of the Midnight Sun. Northern Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland also experience the midnight sun. ... The midnight sun occurs because the earth's axis tilts toward the sun in summer and away from the sun in winter.
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