Novaya Zemlya effect
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The Novaya Zemlya effect is a polar mirage caused by high refraction of sunlight between atmospheric thermal layers. The effect gives the impression that the sun is rising earlier than it actually sho
Distorted image due to the mirage. Note that this photo, which includes a green flash, was taken in San Francisco, Calif.
Gerrit de Veer
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Gerrit de Veer was a Dutch officer on Willem Barentsz' second and third voyages of 1595 and 1596 respectively, in search of the Northeast passage.
Novaya Zemlya's west coast as depicted in De Veer's diary