The Aurora Borealis – or the Northern Lights as they are also known – are one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena.
The eerie, cloud-like wisps of light, typically appearing in pale shades of green and pink, are the result of charged particles emitted from sun colliding with gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Scientifically speaking, the Aurora Borealis can occur anywhere around the globe. But they are primarily seen in the zone of the Earth that lies 1,550 miles from the magnetic North Pole in late autumn and early winter.
Here we list the five best places in the Northern Hemisphere to see the Aurora Borealis. Each is right in the Northern Lights belt, and well away major urban areas where ambient light (light pollution) dims the vividness of the Aurora Borealis.
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1) The Lofoten Islands – Norway
Aurora in Lofoten Islands from Bastien Foucher on Vimeo.
2) Denali National Park – Alaska, USA
3) Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada – Yukon, Canada
4) Snaefellsnes peninsula – Iceland
5) Kangerlussuaq – Greenland
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