This weekend we are taking the train up to the “Ice Hotel” located in Jukkasjärvi Sweden near Kiruna. After visiting the Ice Hotel we are going on a dog sled ride for several hours. Finally, after that we are staying out late hoping to see and photograph the Northern Lights. Kiruna is about 200 km North of the Arctic Circle. (Still about 1300 miles from the North Pole.) The train ride is 24 hours long going North and a little East of Göteborg. So you probably won’t see any posting from us until Tuesday of next week.

This brings me to another question people have been asking. How far North is Göteborg in relation to the States? Göteborg is located at a latitude of 57 42′30.00″N On a map of North America that is about 620 miles North of the Canadian border or about 150 miles South of the Northwest Territories.

Kiruna is near where the Ice Hotel is located. Kiruna’s, latitude is about 1350 miles North of the Canadian Border. That is equivalent to about 3/4 of the way to the top of Alaska.

I hope that gives you an idea of where we are going.

Chad

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