Road trip : Mehamn (road 888). @Finnmark, Norway 2015
12.07.2015 Mehamn Finnmark.
Denver 5000W fhd -Canon PowerShot fhd, 8 pykälää lisää valoa
HONNINGSVÅG - The northernmost town in Europe [Aerial film]
Honningsvåg (70°59'N, 25°59'E) was declared a town in 1996 by the municipal council of Nordkapp. National legislation was passed in 1997 that states that a Norwegian city must have at least 5,000 inhabitants, but since Honningsvåg was declared a city in 1996, it was exempt from this legislation. This makes it one of the smallest cities in Norway. Population: 2484 (2017)
All the aerial footages are made between 2015-2018.
Music: The Cinematic Orchestra - Arrival of the Birds
Kreuzfahrt zum Nordkap (9) mit Mein Schiff 1: Busfahrt zum Nordkap über die Insel Magerøya
Cruise to the North Cape. Wunderbare grüne Landschaft. Das Nordkap ist ein steil aus dem Eismeer emporragendes Schieferplateau (Kap) auf der norwegischen Insel Magerøya und befindet sich auf dem Gebiet der nach ihm benannten Kommune Nordkapp. Es liegt auf 71° 10′ 21″ nördlicher Breite, rund 2100 Kilometer vom Nordpol entfernt und 514 Kilometer nördlich des Polarkreises.
Das Nordkap ist nicht der nördlichste Punkt Europas, es ist jedoch ein bedeutendes touristisches Reiseziel. Im Sommer gibt es für etwa zweieinhalb Monate die Mitternachtssonne, im Winter dagegen gelangt die Sonne etwa zweieinhalb Monate lang auch tagsüber nicht über den Horizont.
Das Nordkap befindet sich nicht auf dem Festland, sondern auf einer diesem vorgelagerten Insel. Der nördlichste Punkt des Festlandes ist die Landzunge Kinnarodden (71° 08′ 01″ nördlicher Breite) auf der Nordkinnhalbinsel. Auch auf der Insel Magerøya, auf der auch das Nordkap liegt, befindet sich auf 71° 11′ 08″ nördlicher Breite ein noch 1400 Meter weiter nördlich gelegener Punkt, nämlich die westlich benachbarte Landzunge Knivskjellodden.
North Cape is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. The cape is in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The European route E69 highway has its northern terminus at North Cape, since it is a popular tourist attraction. The cape includes a 307-metre-high cliff (1,007 ft) with a large flat plateau on top where visitors can stand and watch the midnight sun or the views of the Barents Sea to the north. A new visitor centre was built in 1988 on the plateau with panoramic views, a café, restaurant, post office, souvenir shop, and a so-called super video cinema.[1]
The steep cliff of North Cape is located at 71°10′21″N 25°47′04″E, about 2,102.3 km (1,306.3 mi) from the North Pole. Nordkapp is often wrong referred as the northernmost point of Europe. However, the neighbouring Knivskjellodden Cape, actually extends 1,450 m (4,760 ft) much less to the north. Furthermore, both of these points are situated on an island; the northernmost point of mainland Europe is located at Cape Nordkinn (Kinnarodden) which lies about 5.7 km (3.5 mi) further south and about 70 km (43 mi) to the east. That point is located near the village of Mehamn on the Nordkinn Peninsula. The northernmost point of Europe including islands is hundreds of kilometres further north, either in Russia's Franz Josef Land or Norway's Svalbard archipelago, depending on whether Franz Josef Land is considered to be in Europe or in Asia.
The North Cape is the point where the Norwegian Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, meets the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. The midnight sun can be seen from 14 May to 31 July. The sun reaches its lowest point between 00:14 and 00:24 during those days.
Quelle Wikipedia
Kreuzfahrt zum Nordkap (10) mit Mein Schiff 1: Vorbeifahrt am Nordkap auf dem Nordpolarmeer
Cruise to the North Cape. Das Nordkap ist ein steil aus dem Eismeer emporragendes Schieferplateau (Kap) auf der norwegischen Insel Magerøya und befindet sich auf dem Gebiet der nach ihm benannten Kommune Nordkapp. Es liegt auf 71° 10′ 21″ nördlicher Breite, rund 2100 Kilometer vom Nordpol entfernt und 514 Kilometer nördlich des Polarkreises.
Das Nordkap ist nicht der nördlichste Punkt Europas, es ist jedoch ein bedeutendes touristisches Reiseziel. Im Sommer gibt es für etwa zweieinhalb Monate die Mitternachtssonne, im Winter dagegen gelangt die Sonne etwa zweieinhalb Monate lang auch tagsüber nicht über den Horizont.
Das Nordkap befindet sich nicht auf dem Festland, sondern auf einer diesem vorgelagerten Insel. Der nördlichste Punkt des Festlandes ist die Landzunge Kinnarodden (71° 08′ 01″ nördlicher Breite) auf der Nordkinnhalbinsel. Auch auf der Insel Magerøya, auf der auch das Nordkap liegt, befindet sich auf 71° 11′ 08″ nördlicher Breite ein noch 1400 Meter weiter nördlich gelegener Punkt, nämlich die westlich benachbarte Landzunge Knivskjellodden.
North Cape is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. The cape is in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The European route E69 highway has its northern terminus at North Cape, since it is a popular tourist attraction. The cape includes a 307-metre-high cliff (1,007 ft) with a large flat plateau on top where visitors can stand and watch the midnight sun or the views of the Barents Sea to the north. A new visitor centre was built in 1988 on the plateau with panoramic views, a café, restaurant, post office, souvenir shop, and a so-called super video cinema.[1]
The steep cliff of North Cape is located at 71°10′21″N 25°47′04″E, about 2,102.3 km (1,306.3 mi) from the North Pole. Nordkapp is often wrong referred as the northernmost point of Europe. However, the neighbouring Knivskjellodden Cape, actually extends 1,450 m (4,760 ft) much less to the north. Furthermore, both of these points are situated on an island; the northernmost point of mainland Europe is located at Cape Nordkinn (Kinnarodden) which lies about 5.7 km (3.5 mi) further south and about 70 km (43 mi) to the east. That point is located near the village of Mehamn on the Nordkinn Peninsula. The northernmost point of Europe including islands is hundreds of kilometres further north, either in Russia's Franz Josef Land or Norway's Svalbard archipelago, depending on whether Franz Josef Land is considered to be in Europe or in Asia.
The North Cape is the point where the Norwegian Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, meets the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. The midnight sun can be seen from 14 May to 31 July. The sun reaches its lowest point between 00:14 and 00:24 during those days.
Quelle Wikipedia
Staying alive in Finnmark
MAHABALIPURAM LIGHT HOUSE
In the ancient times the log fire on one of the high rocks used to serve as beacon for the vessels approaching t Mahabalipuram port during the night. The British established the first conventional lighthouse by placing a wick lamp inside 4th order optic and lantern on the roof of Olakkaneesway Temple on 15th May 1887. This temple has been built on top of Mahishasuramardini cave. Lighthouse was then known as Seven Pagoda Lighthouse because the structures-mandapa, Rathas, Cave appeared like Pagodas when observed from the sea.
A dressed stone masonry circular tower 26m in height was built on a nearby rock in 1900. Its exterior surfaces were left natural and unpainted so as to blend with surroundings. The PV equipment and 2nd order three panel optic assembly supplied by M/s Chance Bros, Birmingham was installed over this tower. The light was commissioned into service on 31st March 1901. In 1937 and 1940 the equipment underwent changes and modifications to give single flash every ten seconds. The PV source was replaced by incandescent electric lamp in 1994.