Iceland. The summer solstice isn’t always on the same day Unlike Christmas or Valentine’s Day, which fall on the same calendar date every year, the summer solstice varies by a few days.

Smithsonian Magazine reports that the summer solstice is celebrated in Sweden by dancing around a maypole. In Fairbanks, ...

Around the summer solstice, people living in countries near the Arctic Circle, like Norway and Iceland, won’t see the sun set at all.This is a natural phenomenon called the 'Midnight Sun'.

Originally a mining community, it is located by the Isfjorden — a popular stretch for summer solstice cruises and whale-watching expeditions. Good news: Crime is practically non-existent.

For northern hemisphere dwellers, the 2024 summer solstice occurs on Thursday 20 June at 21:51 BST (20:51 GMT). This is the moment at which the sun will be at its highest position in the sky ...

with the arrival of the summer solstice. So what is a solstice, exactly? It's the result of Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees toward the sun. This tilt causes different amounts of ...

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North Norway and the Arctic Circle is particularly susceptible to the earth's wobbly axis. Known as the 'Land of the Midnight ...

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If you haven’t considered visiting Iceland for golf, you wouldn't be alone—but you’re also missing out. Where else in the world can you tee off at midnight and have complete sunlight?

Sheep graze near the Ring Road in west Iceland. The country is drawing tourists ... The lupine that carpets the countryside in summer is used to dye wool.Credit...Sigga Ella for The New York ...