A woman holds a placard reading "The sun, welcome!" as she and others gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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Reindeer are seen as people gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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People climb up a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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People cheer looking at reindeer as they gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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A reindeer is seen as people gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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People climb up a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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A man rides a reindeer sledge as he and others gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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An elderly man plays the bayan as he and others gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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People sing as they gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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A woman poses for a photo as she and others gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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A couple cheers as they and others gather on a bald mountain to see the sunrise for the first time in over a month, outside the Northern Russian city of Murmansk. The polar night that had lasted for 40 days has ended and the first rays of sunlight were expected to be seen in the sky for fourteen minutes. But due to low clouds the sun didn't appear.

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