the Southern Lights
plural noun
: large areas of green, red, blue, or yellow light that sometimes appear in the night sky in far southern regions
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Guests take over the entire off-grid island, with penguins as neighbors and the chance to see the Southern Lights on clear nights.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Auroras usually make up either the Northern Lights or the Southern Lights, but they certainly aren't expected to occur smack in the middle.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Auroras usually make up either the Northern Lights or the Southern Lights, but they certainly aren't expected to occur smack in the middle.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“The Southern Lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Southern%20Lights. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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