Arctic Circle Distance and Direction Marker - Grimsey Island, Iceland
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tatie
N 66° 32.912 W 018° 01.284
27W E 632237 N 7384207
Arctic Circle Distance and Direction Marker is located on Grimsey Island, Iceland.
Waymark Code: WMET1E
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 07/03/2012
Views: 3
Grimsey Island Grímsey is the northernmost inhabited Icelandic territory. The Arctic Circle runs through the island, while the entirety of mainland Iceland lies south of the Arctic Circle. It can be reached by plane or by a 3-hour boat tour.
On the podium where you cross The Arctic Circle is this Distance and Direction Marker where you can see that you are at 4445 km from New York, 1949 from London, 8494 km from Tokyo or 3103 from Moskva...and so on...
Historic significance:
It is located on Grimsey Island on the line of the Arctic Circle.
Location nearest to where you live now:
New York, 4445 km
I live in Montreal, Canada...
Date placed: Not listed
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