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How come there are short sunlight hours in Alaska?

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the earth has a tilted axis and during the winter solstice north America is tilted away from the sun so the northern hemisphere gets less sunlight

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How many hours of sunlight does Alaska have?
how many hours of sunlight are in Alaska . depends on time of year, the sun can be seen for 24 hours at certain times during summer.. see link http://www.gi.Alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/693.HTML
Why does Alaska have 24 hours of sunlight?
Beacause Of the way the earth is tilted
How many hours of sunlight are in a Alaska in the summer?
It depends on where in Alaska you are. The northern part has the most sunlight, 24 hours. The eastern, southern, and western all have about 18 to 22 hours of sunlight in the summer.
Why does Alaska have twenty-four hours of sunlight during summer?
it is caused my earths tilt in its axis my rotating the sun
Sunlight in Alaska?
Yes, Alaska is really warm in the summer.