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Article: Norway: land of the midnight sun: Winter is a dark time in northern Norway. Norwegians look forward to the long days of summer--and the midnight sun.(World)
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- February 21, 2005
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What is it like to live in Norway? It takes some getting used to. Because the northern part of Norway is above the Arctic Circle, the sun does not set until midnight during the summer--and sunrise comes two hours later. But in winter, there are long hours of darkness.
JS asked Erik Berntzen, 13, about his life in Norway. He was traveling aboard the cruise ship MS Nordnorge with his grandmother.
Erik's voyage began in the Norwegian city of Kirkenes, near the Russian border (see map, p. 10). The ship then rounded Norway's North Cape, finally docking 1,250 miles to the south, in Bergen.
"I had not been in the north before, and I saw many reindeer ...