Kiribati- the country where the sun rises first in the world.
North of Gisborne, New Zealand, around the coast to Opotiki and inland to Te Urewera National Park, The East Cape has the honour of witnessing the world's first sunrise each and every day.
Taveuni Island, Fiji
Smack-dab on the 180-degree longitude line, Fiji is one of the first spots in the world to see the sun rise every day.
Japan is known as the “Land of Rising Sun”. It is called by this name because the sun rises first in Japan and then in any other part of the world.
Alaska (USA) sees the sunrise last during winter.
Therefore during the winter time the sun rises later in northern Alaska than it does in American Samoa and the State of Alaska, USA sees the last sunrise in the world.
Kiribati—the true land of the rising sun, Kiribati - Times of India Travel.
'Three suns' appear over Mongolia in rare celestial phenomenon – video | Science | The Guardian.
During summertime, most parts of Finland never experience a sun set for straight 73 days.
Five suns are seen shining in the sky in N. China's Inner Mongolia." The scientific explanation of the phenomenon is cited as an elaborate optical illusion that requires temperatures of -20 degrees.
Greenland, Denmark. Greenland is a huge island and is a territory of Denmark. In the city of Qaanaaq, the sun does not rise from October 29 to February 14. Greenland is considered to be the largest island in the world and most of the land mass is covered by an icecap (80%).
Read any Byron Bay bucket list and you'll no doubt find a sunrise walk to the Cape Byron Lighthouse, and for good reason. Located on the most easterly point of mainland Australia, this early morning attraction isn't just the finish line to an epic coastal walk, it's the first place the sun rises in the whole country.
Located far to the east and close to the International Date Line, New Zealand is one of the first countries where the sun rises in the morning. Even further east, there are only a few countries left in Oceania. Because New Zealand is in the southern hemisphere, the seasons reverse.
Panama is the only country in the world in which you can see the sun rise in in the Pacific Ocean and set on the Atlantic Ocean from the top of the highest point in the country, Volcan Baru.
Kiruna, Sweden:
The northernmost city of Sweden, with a population of 19000 does not witness any sunset for almost 100 days in a year. The phase of no sunset lasts from May to August every year and is the most popular time to visit this destination.
Svalbard is the place in Norway where the midnight sun occurs for the longest period. Here, the sun doesn't set between 20 April and 22 August. Cross the Arctic Circle and experience Norway's best-kept secret - without the hassle of driving on Lofoten's narrow roads yourself.
Solstice occurs around June 21, but at latitude 40° north the earliest sunrise occurs around June 14 and the latest sunset occurs around June 28.
Where does the sun rise in Australia? The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Australia is Byron Bay in the state of New South Wales. There, the sun rises at 6:35 am and sets at 4:57 pm these days.
Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
The most impressive sunrises in the United States occur every day across the Grand Canyon.
"What a spectacular wonder! Five suns are seen shining in the sky in N China's Inner Mongolia," the video shared by People's Daily, China is captioned. The scientific explanation of the rare phenomenon which is an elaborate optical illusion is that it requires temperatures of minus 20 degree Celsius.
Norway. Norway, situated in the Arctic Circle, is called the Land of the Midnight Sun, where from May to late July, the sun actually never sets.
Do you know that there is a place in the world where the sun sets at 12:43 in the night and rises again after only 40 minutes? This stunning view is witnessed at Hammerfest town in Northern Norway.
Svalbard, Norway (for the Polar Night)
Across the globe, Norway is known as the land of the midnight sun. For an extensive period of almost three months, the country experiences broad daylight. In fact, the sun tends to shine too glaringly around this time and the night is shrunk down to a span of 4 to 5 hours.
The most common answer is “the summit of Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador”. This volcano is the point on Earth's surface that is furthest from the center of Earth, and that is then equated to being the closest to the Sun.
A green sun or green flash is a meteorological phenomena that occurs at sunrise or sunset when the sun into a clear horizon such as an ocean. Poipū Beach in Kauaʻi County on the southern side of the island of Kauaʻi in the state of Hawai, US is the best place to witness this wonderful optical phenomenon.