Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year

Today was the winter solstice. This is worth celebrating because it will only get brighter from now on. Sunrise in Reykjavik today was at 11:23 and sunset was at 15:30. However, the further north you go, the later the sunrise occurs. For example, on Grímsey m at the northernmost point of Iceland, the sun rose that day […]
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