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19.06.2008 © Erik Aaseth

Sør-Jan

SW view over Sør-Jan (southern Jan Mayen).
The lake to the left is Sørlaguna, a shallow lagoon that totally evaporates during the first half of July.
In the lower right foreground lies the Hochstetter crater/138m, and behind it Nordlaguna and the Dome/136m.
Nordlaguna is 1,5 km²/37m deep and holds freshwater, supposedly divided from the sea for some 1500-4000 years, just by a narrow gravel-bank merely 2m high.
It's housing nice arctic char by the way, and maybe other still undetected endemic species...
To the right Brielletårnet (Brielle tower), and behind it Hvalrossbukta (Walrus bay, from where we would leave Jan Mayen a few days later).
Far out in the center clouds you can just see Rudolftoppen/769m, the highest peak on Sør-Jan.
The very dark and jagged crown by the glacier edge in the lower left corner is the Palffy crater/637m.
In the sea, outside the far-off point to the left, stands Fyrtårnet (the Lighthouse), a characteristic rock pillar that has never been climbed yet.

Olympus E-3, ZD 50-200SWD@50mm, F3.2, 1/3200s IS, ISO 100, handheld full exif

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cat24-Jan-2017 02:42
Come on, Erik. Tell us (your fans) when will the Fyrtårnet climbing expedition be! https COLON DOUBLESLASH goo DOR gl SLASH 4dHofL - c.a.t.
Guest 22-Jan-2012 01:15
This final remark... "has never been climbed yet"... Is it a subtle hint of a second expedition to JM in a near future? ;^) - c.a.t.
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