The city on the Arctic Circledecided not only to decorate the streets, but also their monument to the mammoth. Sergei Anisimov/Sputnik Samara Europe’s largest luminous fountain is decorated for the New Year near theVolga River embankment in Samara. Anar Movsumov/Sputnik Kazan The Kazan Kremlin,...
Deep within the Arctic circle lies the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. This place is extraordinarily cold and between 26th October and 15th February the polar night descends leaving the area in darkness for over 3 months. The town of Pyramiden was founded by Sweden in 1910 as a coal mining ...
Varon took two steps forward into the bushes. Suddenly he stopped. He knew he was not alone. He dropped down on one knee. There was somebody near him. His hand reached for the laser gun on his belt. “Do not touch your weapon(武器).” said a soft voice. ...
After a stint studying and working in Iceland, Max made his nest in Scotland. Whilst he’s left Iceland, the country hasn’t quite left him. When he’s not writing about his favourite places or visiting them, you’ll find him in the kitchen, at the pool or on a skateboard. ...
On 6 December 2016, a strong local temperature inversion with a positive value of 0.032°C m–1 was detected, seemingly caused by the formation of a cold air pool in the valley near Kirovsk. It was found that the temperature variations within and outside these cities are strongly influenced...
East is near Atlantic, west is close to Pacific Ocean, northeast part the neighbour US State of Alaska, northeast and Greenland (Dan) separates the Davies channel to face one another distantly, south meets the US territory, north depends on Arctic Ocean to reach the arctic circle [translate]...
During the summer solstice, the earth's "circle of illumination" or division between day and night runs from the Arctic Circle on the far side of the earth (in relation to the sun) to the Antarctic Circle on the near side of the earth. This means that the equator receives twelve hours...
Set near Geirangerfjord, Norway’s Ålesund is a convenient place to base yourself for fjord visits. The city makes for a pleasant stop on a Havila or Hurtigruten cruise trip, sailing along the western coast of the Scandinavian peninsula. You could admire Ålesund’s Art Nouveau architecture...
The capital city of the Sakha Republic of Russia, Yakutsk experiences some of the harshest winter conditions on Earth. In spite of this, around 282,400 locals carry out their daily lives in this city located near the Arctic Circle.