Svalbard is said to be one of the best places in the world to see the Northern Lights (Image: Getty) The Norwegian island of Svalbard is one of the best places to see the Northern Lights , but is also said to be one of the world's most dangerous. It is located roughly half-way between the North Pole and Norway with an estimated population of about 2,500. Between November and January the island sees the Polar Night phenomenon, where there are 24 hours of darkness, with just an inkling of twilight on the horizon.
It is because of the Polar Night that Svalbard has a reputation for being an ideal place to see the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, a natural phenomenon caused by electrically charged solar particles entering the Earth's atmosphere. Appearing as flickering, colourful light, the Northern Lights can be seen from Svalbard during the winter months. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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