Where the sun never rises

In the Arctic and Antarctic, the sun does not rise for months. It may seem that this has a very bad effect on local residents, but they have a different opinion, writes The Independent.

A photographer, explorer and two Arctic residents shared with reporters their personal experiences of living in a place where the sun never rises.

“A lot of people's initial reaction is, 'Oh, this must be depressing,' and they tend to imagine it's like seasonal affective disorder. But if you live in the sun six months out of the year, you actually look forward to it more. darkness and the spectacles it evokes, such as the aurora, full moon and starlight,” the director of…