The most northern town in America finally saw the sunrise for the first time in 2023.
, finally saw a glimpse on Monday. For the first time this year, the Alaskan community about 320 miles north of the Arctic circle finally welcomed sunrise at 1:03 p.m. They didn't get much of a glimpse, though, as the sun set at 2:15 p.m.The first sunrise of 2023. Photographer Mark Mahaney visited the northernmost U.S. town to experience the first sunrise of the year in 2022. He asked the residents, police and Iñupiat Alaskan Natives what living in the dark was like.
"It was a very intense place to be during that time of year in the town. The crime spikes, different abuse goes up," said Mahaney. "The local police department gets random calls from citizens saying that they feel disoriented, that they don't know what time of day it is, or they don't know the day of the week it is."For the next few days, Utqiaġvik will gain about 25 minutes of sun per day.
Come mid-March, daylight brightens up the town for about 12 hours. On March 23rd, the sun still slips below the horizon, but not by much. Utqiaġvik will then be in the twilight all night long.The Utqiagvik Arctic Circle The last time the sky is in total darkness for any amount of time is April 23. Utqiagvik, formally called Barrow, becomes the land of the midnight sun on May 12, 2023. The sun won't dip below the horizon again until August 2nd.
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