Here in Ullsfjord, the strange, quiet beauty of a frozen shore belies its proximity to the world’s northernmoHere in Ullsfjord , the strange, quiet beauty of a frozen shore belies its proximity to the world’s northernmost city with a population above 50,000: Tromsø, Norway . Just a half hour’s drive from Ullsfjord, the vibrant urban center lies 217 miles above the Arctic Circle . And although this region may seem to be at the ends of the Earth, it has a certain something—like the Gulf Stream currents that keep temperatures more moderate than most places this far north—that has attracted settlers for roughly 10,000 years. But make no mistake, it still gets plenty cold way up here. (We hope these stones are keeping warm under their thick layer of seagrass.).. See more See less
