Submitted by Profit-Defiant t3_z7kldr in Jokes
TheJimness t1_iy9t6yp wrote
Reply to comment by ISeeOnlyDarkness in 50 Jokes for 50 US States Part II by Profit-Defiant
Anchorage does not experience 24 hours of darkness at any time during the year, but this is a typical Alaskan joke.
You need to be north of the Arctic Circle to find a period of 24-hour darkness. That is actually what the Arctic Circle denotes.
During December, in Anchorage, the sun rises at about 10 am and sets at about 4 pm, so the days are very short.
foxfirewoodcrafts t1_iybwpti wrote
No chance, I live in Ketchikan and the sun sets at 3:30. We're still a month from the winter solstice, and Anchorage is significantly further north. Sunrise may be at 10 for them, but sunset would have to be 3ish
foxfirewoodcrafts t1_iyfb8n6 wrote
Oooo since you read it on the internet, it must be true. Thats the time it drops below the flat horizon, but it drops below the mountains over an hour before that, which is when it gets dark. You are simply incorrect.
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