Askholmene
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- Uploaded on August 28, 2008
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- Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D300
- Taken on 2008/08/11 08:27:26
- Exposure: 0.005s (1/200)
- Focal Length: 24.00mm
- F/Stop: f/7.100
- ISO Speed: ISO200
- Exposure Bias: 0.67 EV
- No flash
Comments (3)
perhe, on October 20, 2008, said:
Hi, Lars! I know this sight very well, as my family has a summer-house right on the mainland to the east. These islets are called Askholmene. Best wishes from perhe
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www.larsscheve.nl, on October 20, 2008, said:
Hey, Perhe! Cool to know the name of the island. It's a really nice sight! We spend our holiday in Norway or Sweden every year and it's great to see the islands and coastline, it's just beautiful! Something totally different to the Netherlands (where we live)!
Best whishes from Lars (Eindhoven, the Netherlands).
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perhe, on October 21, 2008, said:
Here is a piece of history from these islands: On April 9. 1940 a German navy unit led by the cruiser Blücher went up the fjord to take Oslo by a single coup. Blücher was (unbelievably)sunk with two 28 cm shells and one torpedo from Oscarsborg fortress. The German captain tried to set the ship ashore on the southernmost island, but the ship slid off and settled on a comfortable 90 m deep. About a thousand soldiers died there, some survivors climbed ashore - some on the mainland and some on the islands. Those ashore managed to find housing, but those on the islands nearly froze to death, and were saved the same afternoon in a miserable condition. Best wishes from Perhe (Mysen, Norway)
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