Norway- South of the Arctic Circle

The globe on Vikingen island marks the polar circle. As with the North Cape which isn't really the northernmost point (that's Knivskjellodden nearby), Vikingen is not directly on the polar circle but was the most convenient place to place the globe.

Træna is an outlying group of over 100 small islands on the Helgeland coast, right on the polar circle, of which only 4 are inhabited. Archeological finds suggest that people have been living on the islands since the stone age.

7.55 a.m. just south of the Arctic circle 7.55 Uhr morgens kurz vor der Überquerung des Polarkreises

The odlly shaped mountains of Nordland are the stuff of legends. They are said to be trolls turned into stone when surprised by the rising sun. Hestmannen (the horseman) was the wild and unruly son of Vågakallen (the Old Man of Våga). He was caught by the sunrise when chasing after the beautiful Lekamøya and the Seven Sisters. Full story in the link: nordnorge.com/en/artikkel/nordlands-coast-is-a-fairytale-of-passion-love-and-rage

Island of Tomma at dawn, seen from the north EXIF: 1/125 • f/8.0 • 105.0 mm • ISO 1000, Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Winding through the maze of islands that make up the Helgeland coast.

HFF folks!

The Seven Sisters are a mountain range shaped by glaciers. They are situated on Alsta Island south of Sandnessjøen. Like Hestmannen and Torghatten, the Seven Sisters are the stuff of legends bronn.no/engelsk/index.php/the-legend-of-torghatten Die Schwestern im Sommer: www.ipernity.com/doc/erhard.bernstein/53034122

2 a.m. near Vega archipelago Shot with Tokina AT-X 11-16mm f/2.8 at ISO 5000, 16mm and 1,3 sec.

Changeable weather on the Helgeland Coast

A quiet afternoon in the skerries north of Brønnøysund.

Brønnøysund lies in the middle of Norway at 65°28′30″N.