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58° 30’ North

 

 

The North West of Scotland overlooking the Atlantic Ocean is a fine place in all seasons whether storm or sun.

 

In summer we enjoy long days of daylight, a few miles up the coast from where I took this photo is Cape Wrath at 58° 38’ North which is the highest latitude of mainland Britain.

 

I have friends that stay on the island of Unst in the Shetland archipelago. The latitude of their home is 60° 48’ North which is further north than Helsinki at 60° 19’ North or Oslo at 59° 91’ North.

 

The Shetland Islands is of course nearer to Norway than it is to Britain. My friends on Unst enjoy much longer days of sunshine in summer – on June 21st this year for example they will enjoy a tad shy of nineteen hours of daylight compared to 18 hours at my home on the mainland.

 

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Uploaded on April 27, 2018
Taken on April 16, 2018