Thursday, November 6, 2008

Burrow, Alaska

Hi

I'm now in Barrow, Alaska. Barrow is the most northern city in North America and is inside the Arctic circle. It is -3 degrees celsius here. about 4500 people live in Barrow. In Barrow the sun stays up for about 80 days between early may and august and then the sun doesn't rise for about 60 days between November and January. You can see the northern lights very well from barrow, you can't see them good at all if the sun is out and the sky is bright. They always look best when it is dark and the sky is clear. around Barrow there is a layer frozen subsoil just a bit under the surface of the ground that stops roots from groing deep into the ground so only little plants can grow near Barrow. well thats all from alaska. i'll see you in my next location.

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