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Home → * Triplogs with photo galleries → Arctic blog: Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen → Lyngenfjord – 02nd November 2015
Lyngenfjord – 02nd November 2015
Mon
2 Nov
2015
Nice light on the surrounding island, at least for some time, while we are waiting for the wind to calm down a bit. As soon as we are sailing again, we are confronted with an unexpected nautical highlight: The crossing of the 70th degree of latitude is not the crossing of 70°N, but of 69°60’N. Really! At least according to the GPS screen on the bridge, at least for a moment. A dime for the GPS’s thoughts that moment!
Another nautical-astronomical challenge are the celestial mechanics behind polar night and day. No problem with the aid of a tropical fruit and a torch. And just in case anyone wants to read again why polar night respectively polar day are not equally long in the northern and southern hemisphere, the arcticle polar night – polar day on this website is recommended.
Gallery – Lyngenfjord – 02. November 2015
- gallery anchor link: #gallery_810
Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of the specific photo.
Not much else to say about this day, otherwise. Rain, rain, rain.
last modification: 2016-09-21 ·
copyright: Rolf Stange
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