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AOL: Why Scotland’s Argyll & the Isles should be your next getaway

West of Glasgow, the peninsula of Argyll stretches towards its cluster of neighbouring isles, which fan out in all their marvellous diversity. Although small on the map, this part of Scotland has more ...

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The Caribbean-looking coasts of Scotland and its isles are a surprising addition to its already spectacular portfolio of rugged landscapes, unspoiled environments and unique wildlife. With an emerald ...

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Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are the shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The earliest sunrises and latest sunsets also occur near the date of the solstice. The date of ...

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summer begins on the summer solstice; fall (autumn) begins on the fall equinox; and winter begins on the winter solstice. The beginning of each season marks the end of the last. Because the timings of the equinoxes and solstices change each year, the length of astronomical seasons within a year and between years also vary.

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summer, warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is usually defined as the period between the summer solstice (year’s longest day), June 21 or 22, and the autumnal equinox (day and night equal in length), September 22 or 23; and in the Southern Hemisphere, as the period between December 22 or 23 and March 20 or 21. The temperature contrast between ...

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