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John Simpson's native map dated 1855 has the name "Otkiawik", which was later misprinted on a British Admiralty chart as "Otkiovik." [ 11 ] The former name Barrow was derived from Point Barrow and was originally a general designation because non-native Alaskan residents found it easier to pronounce than the Inupiat name.
Morocco, including the portion of Western Sahara that it administers, also observes an annual time change but not related to seasonal daylight. The local time is decreased by one hour on the Sunday before Ramadan at 03:00, and increased by one hour on the Sunday after Ramadan at 02:00 (in 2024, the dates are 10 March and 14 April).
This is because Fairbanks is 51 minutes (1 hour and 51 minutes at Daylight Savings Time) ahead of its idealized time zone (as most of the state is in one time zone) and Alaska observes daylight saving time. (Fairbanks is at about 147.72 degrees west, corresponding to UTC−9 hours 51 minutes, and is on UTC−9 in winter.)
After getting 30 minutes of daylight, the town of Utqiaġvik, Alaska – formerly known as Barrow – saw its final sunset of the year on Monday as it enters a "polar night." The sun won't return ...
Sunshine hours for selected cities in North America and Central America Country City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Ref. Canada Calgary: 119.5 144.6 177.2 220.2 249.4 269.9 314.1 284.0 207.0 175.4 121.1 114.0 2,396.3 [191] Canada Churchill: 79.7 117.7 177.8 198.2 197.0 243.0 281.7 225.9 112.0 58.1 55.3 53.1 1,799.5 [192 ...
Ennis, Alaska is modeled on real towns like Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow. Ennis isn't a real town, but the show was based on a real area in the northernmost state: North Slope Borough, Alaska.
Relationship of Earth's axial tilt (ε) to the tropical and polar circles. The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the centre of the Sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for twenty-four hours; as a result, at least once each year at any location within the Arctic Circle the centre of the Sun is visible at local midnight, and at least ...
The Alaska Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting nine hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−09:00). During daylight saving time its time offset is eight hours ( UTC−08:00 ). The clock time in this zone is based on mean solar time at the 135th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory .