Polar Nights

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:affects Animal Communication
Human circadian rhythms
gptkbp:causedBy Earth's axial tilt
gptkbp:characterizedBy Continuous darkness
gptkbp:duration More than 24 hours
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:Indigenous_Arctic_peoples
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polar Nights
gptkbp:impact Vitamin D production
gptkbp:latitudeRequirement Above Arctic Circle (66.5° N)
Below Antarctic Circle (66.5° S)
gptkbp:longestDuration At the poles (up to 6 months)
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Polar_Regions
gptkb:South_Pole
gptkb:North_Pole
Winter
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Midnight_Sun
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Polar_Day
gptkbp:shortestDuration At the Arctic and Antarctic Circles (1 day)
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Meteorologists
Astronomers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tokyo_Tapes
gptkb:Virgin_Killer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7