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For comparison, if anyone is interested, here is the Norwegian outer seabord near Bergen (Øygarden) on a summers day.
Bergen itself is sheltered by coastal mountains surrounding the city, so is very lush, with summer days sometimes exceeding 30°C / 87°F.
But Øygarden is west of those mountains, facing the North Sea, but with some low islands and skerries. 60°37' N https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98ygarden
That looks very nice. another area north of the 60th parallel that I like the look of is the tall pine forests of western Siberia, it kinda reminds me of the American southeast
I think trees in Finalnd and western Russia look much nicer than the ones you have in Northern US. Can't even describe it, maybe it's for nostalgic reasons
Actually doesn't look that bad and pretty quaint. The second streetview does look grim but believe it or not there are places in Hawaii that look like that too especially on the Big Island
I think this can be helpfull for this thread, here are all the cities that are > 100K population north of the 60th parallel ("*" means that it rounds up to 60N)
*St. Petersburg, Russia (59°57′N) 5,191,690 (2015)
*Oslo, Norway (59°57′N) 658,390 (2016)
1. Helsinki, Finland (60°10′15″N) 629,512 (2016)
2. Arkhangelsk, Russia (64°32′N) 350,985 (2013)
3. Surgut, Russia (61°15′N) 340,845 (2015)
4. Murmansk, Russia (68°58′N) 299,148 (2014)
5. Anchorage, USA (61°13′N) 298,695 (2015)
6. Bergen, Norway (60°23′22″N) 278,121 (2016)
7. Yakutsk, Russia (62°02′N) 269,601 (2010)
8. Espoo, Finland (60°12′20″N) 268,924 (2015)
9. Petrozavodsk, Russia (61°47′N) 261,987 (2010)
10. Syktyvkar, Russia (61°40′N) 235,006 (2010)
11. Nizhnevartovsk, Russia (60°57′N) 251,694 (2010)
12. Tempere, Finland (61°30′N) 225,485 (2016)
13. Vantaa, Finland (60°17′40″N) 215,813 (2016)
14. Oulu, Finland (65°01′N) 198,804 (2016)
15. Severodvinsk, Russia (64°34′N) 192,353 (2010)
16. Trondheim, Norway (63°25′47″N) 187,353 (2016)
17. Turku, Finland (60°27′N) 183,811 (2014)
18. Norilsk, Russia (69°20′N) 175,365 (2010)
*Uppsala, Sweden (59°51′29″N) 140,454 (2010)
19. Jyvaskyla, Finland (62°14.5′N) 137,392 (2016)
20. Reykjavik, Iceland (64°08'N) 130,345 (2015)
21. Nefteyugansk, Russia (61°05′N) 122,855 (2010)
22. Lahti, Finland (60°59′N) 118,885 (2016)
23. Kuopio, Finland (62°53′33″N) 112,158 (2016)
24. Noyabrsk, Russia (63°12′N) 110,620 (2010)
25. Novy Urengoy, Russia (66°05′N) 104,107 (2010)
Sure it can be done but why? In terms of expense and environmental degradation Yakutsk makes no sense. Far northern towns in Canada such as Yellowknife, Kugluktuk, Iqaluit and Dawson are small affairs.
I think trees in Finalnd and western Russia look much nicer than the ones you have in Northern US. Can't even describe it, maybe it's for nostalgic reasons
Sure it can be done but why? In terms of expense and environmental degradation Yakutsk makes no sense. Far northern towns in Canada such as Yellowknife, Kugluktuk, Iqaluit and Dawson are small affairs.
because it is the capital city of the Sakha republic which about half the population of the republic are native Yakuts. Also the region has large quantities of oil, gas, coal, diamonds, gold, silver, tin, tungsten, etc. its especially known for it's diamonds, producing about a quarter of the worlds diamonds and 99% of Russia's.
Also remember that the Sakha Republic is nearly as big as all of the Canadian territories (minus the islands) and its only got one big city with a couple rural villages.
You don't HAVE to live where agricultural is possible, but it's a struggle. Consider how expensive non-seasonal produce is... now imagine in a place where virtually nothing grows.
You don't HAVE to live where agricultural is possible, but it's a struggle. Consider how expensive non-seasonal produce is... now imagine in a place where virtually nothing grows.
You know that you can build simple greenhouses to extend the growing season right? such as these guys in Yakutia.
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