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.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural event period
natural phenomenon
tourist attraction
attracts domestic tourists
international tourists
hasApproximateEnd mid July
hasApproximateStart late May
hasCause Earth axial tilt
high latitude of Saint Petersburg
hasEffect city remains in twilight almost all night
extended daylight hours
sun barely sets
very short night
hasLatitudeCondition high northern latitude
hasLocalName Belye nochi
hasLocalNameLanguage Russian
hasLocation Russia
Saint Petersburg
hasPeak around 21 June
hasPerceptualQuality blueish night light
twilight illumination
influences city nightlife schedule
cultural programming in Saint Petersburg
isAssociatedWith Neva River
White Nights Festival
bridge openings on the Neva
cultural festivals
increased tourism
nighttime city walks
isCharacteristicOf Saint Petersburg climate
isKnownFor bright night sky
photogenic cityscapes
romantic atmosphere
isRelatedTo civil twilight
nautical twilight
polar day
isSeason early summer in Saint Petersburg
isSubjectOf literature about Saint Petersburg
photography
tourist guides
isTypeOf midnight sun–related phenomenon
occursAnnually true
occursInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
occursNear summer solstice

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
White Nights ("Belye nochi")
hasLocalName
Palace Embankment ("White Nights of Saint Petersburg")
hasViewOf
White Nights ("White Nights Festival")
isAssociatedWith
St. Petersburg
knownFor

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