Land of the Midnight Sun


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Land of the Midnight Sun

n
1. (Placename) any land north of the Arctic Circle, which has continuous daylight throughout the short summer, esp N parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland
2. (Placename) an informal name for Lapland
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The Land of the Midnight Sun has a reputation for producing massive fruits and vegetables, but over the last few years more and more Alaskans have been looking for local options for every-day-portioned fruits, vegetables, and meats.
Celebrate the Summer Solstice as the DSO performs lively and colorful music from the Land of the Midnight Sun, including works by Grieg, Nielsen, Sibelius and Alfven.
In the exhibition, his paintings took direct inspiration from The 'Lapland'- the land of the midnight sun, eight seasons, and where heaven touches earth.
In the current exhibition, His paintings take their direct inspiration from The "Lapland"- the land of the midnight sun, eight seasons, and where heaven
In the men's high jump, the clash between Mutaz Essa Barshim and Danil Lysenko will ensure no eyes are drooping as night arrives in the land of the midnight sun. They served up a riveting duel at the IAAF World Indoor Championships back in March, where Lysenko claimed gold, but Barshim took some revenge at the Eugene Diamond League last month, the Qatari going over 2.36m to beat Lysenko's best of 2.32m.
The intrepid group will visit the land of the Midnight Sun to dog sled over 200 km from a base camp into the wilds of Europe's most northern country.
That's Norwegian for "Operation Darlington Reunion - 30 Years" - mainly because the chief organisers were, indeed, from the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Tyneside may not be the land of the midnight sun right now but neither is it a place of constant darkness.
They quit the UK after falling in love with the region and live six months of the year in the land of the midnight sun. They then decamp to southern Sweden during the summer months and are both passionate about the Northern Lights and Arctic Sweden.
Seven days on and this latest programme - a satisfyingly well-balanced one, part of this season's folk-orientated Between Worlds theme - saw the orchestra and audience heading north towards the Land of the Midnight Sun.
ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG IN THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN ITV, 9pm The presenter continues his epic 8,000-mile journey halfway around the Arctic Circle deep in mid-winter.