White Nights
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White Nights is a natural phenomenon in St. Petersburg where, around the summer solstice, the sun barely sets and the city remains bathed in twilight almost all night.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event period
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natural phenomenon → tourist attraction → |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
→
international tourists → |
| hasApproximateEnd |
mid July
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| hasApproximateStart |
late May
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| hasCause |
Earth axial tilt
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high latitude of Saint Petersburg → |
| hasEffect |
city remains in twilight almost all night
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extended daylight hours → sun barely sets → very short night → |
| hasLatitudeCondition |
high northern latitude
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| hasLocalName |
Belye nochi
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| hasLocalNameLanguage |
Russian
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| hasLocation |
Russia
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Saint Petersburg → |
| hasPeak |
around 21 June
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| hasPerceptualQuality |
blueish night light
→
twilight illumination → |
| influences |
city nightlife schedule
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cultural programming in Saint Petersburg → |
| isAssociatedWith |
Neva River
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White Nights Festival → bridge openings on the Neva → cultural festivals → increased tourism → nighttime city walks → |
| isCharacteristicOf |
Saint Petersburg climate
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| isKnownFor |
bright night sky
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photogenic cityscapes → romantic atmosphere → |
| isRelatedTo |
civil twilight
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nautical twilight → polar day → |
| isSeason |
early summer in Saint Petersburg
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| isSubjectOf |
literature about Saint Petersburg
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photography → tourist guides → |
| isTypeOf |
midnight sun–related phenomenon
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| occursAnnually |
true
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| occursInHemisphere |
Northern Hemisphere
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| occursNear |
summer solstice
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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White Nights
("Belye nochi")
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hasLocalName |
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Palace Embankment
("White Nights of Saint Petersburg")
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hasViewOf |
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White Nights
("White Nights Festival")
→
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isAssociatedWith |
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St. Petersburg
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knownFor |