To see other parts of the region opt for an eight.
Best place to see northern lights in april 2019.
Aurora borealis season in northern polar latitudes alaska northern canada greenland iceland norway sweden finland and siberia runs from august thru april.
Witnessing the northern lights is a transformational bucket list experience that many people wait years even a lifetime to.
This creates a lot of northern lights activity.
Other adventures to try while you.
These are the best places to see the northern lights in 2020.
The best place to view the lights on the peninsula is from the small port city of murmansk which is located in the northwest part of the region.
While they are famous for dazzling across the night sky the northern lights are actually influenced by the activity of the sun.
These are the nights with darkness in them.
These are the best places to see the northern lights in march 2020.
The northern lights are more formally known as auroras and are caused by interactions between the solar wind and the earth s magnetic field.
By caroline hallemann updated january 23 2019.
There are numerous spots to view the northern lights in greenland named a top 2019 destination by national geographic including the area of kangerlussuaq as well as ilulissat disko bay and nuuk.
Rodney viereck of the national oceanic and atmosphere administration noaa in the us explained to lonely planet that the sun goes through a roughly 11 year cycle which includes three to four years of solar maximum.
If catching the northern lights is still at the top of your bucket list then now s your chance to check out one of the five best places to see the northern lights in 2019.
During the summer months of may june and july it is just too bright to see them in the far northland.
To scandinavia these are the 12 best places to see the northern lights.
And it s best traversed from february through mid april.