Nuclear Ninety North
Eclipse of the Midnight Sun
August 1st, 2008
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Nuclear Ninety NorthEclipse of the Midnight SunAugust 1st, 2008 |
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| 2008-07-20 18:57 UTC | Click images for enlargements. |
Looking back toward Murmansk, as we continue up the channel, over the helicopter deck. The helicopter is an Mi-8.
| 2008-07-20 19:30 UTC | 69°27.13'N 33°18.42'E |
Further up the channel is the Severomorsk Russian naval base, administrative headquarters of the Russian Northern Fleet, with the customary agglomeration of massive Soviet apartment blocks.
| 2008-07-20 20:10 UTC |
Open sea visible at last!
| 2008-07-20 20:53 UTC |
As we pass into the Barents Sea, this is the last land we'll see before arriving at Franz Josef Land.
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by John Walker August 20th, 2008 |
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