After leaving St. John's, the Blue Whale plunged into the blue Labrador Sea and continued its journey northward.
In this sea area, the daytime temperature is quite suitable, and the highest temperature in the afternoon can climb to about 30 degrees, but once the sun starts to set, the temperature will drop quickly. At night, the temperature in the Labrador Sea can drop to about 10 degrees. Even in the ocean, the temperature difference is very large.
The Labrador Current, which originates in Baffin Bay further north, must flow through this sea area before entering the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The existence of the cold current makes the temperature here much lower than that of the sea area to the south.
The Newfoundland fishing grounds that the Blue Whale just passed were mainly formed due to the confluence of the Labrador Current and the Mexican Warm Current.
According to Captain Andre's original sailing plan, after the Blue Whale departed from Boston, it would stop in Nuuk, the largest port city in southwestern Greenland, for a fresh water resupply, and then directly enter the Arctic Ocean. Although it wasted half a day in St. John's last night, it was nothing for such a long voyage.
For example, when the Blue Whale went to Antarctica for scientific research, it often had to wait for a long time in the Argentine port due to sudden changes in weather conditions in the Antarctic waters. Although it stayed in St. John's for half a day this time, it was because the employer invited them to a seafood dinner. For such a good thing, the crew would rather come more times. Who cares about being delayed for half a day?
The distance from St. John's to Nuuk is about 1,160 nautical miles, which would take about eighty hours at the speed of the Blue Whale.
After drifting on the sea for three and a half days, the Blue Whale finally approached Nuuk in the southwest of Greenland.
Even though it is midsummer, the temperature in Nuuk is still quite low. The highest temperature during the day is only about 20 degrees, and the temperature at night drops directly to around zero degrees.
Nuuk is the largest city and port in Greenland. Of course, this city is also the capital of Greenland. However, even though this city is the largest city in Greenland, the permanent population of this city is only about 17,000, which is about the same as an ordinary town in China...
Although Nuuk is close to the Arctic Circle, the port of Nuuk, located deep in the exit of the Godthab Strait, rarely freezes during the year, so it has become the largest city in Greenland.
There are no agricultural crops around Nuuk, so it is not suitable for agricultural development, but fishing is the mainstay industry here. Most of the boats coming and going in the port are fishing boats.
The Blue Whale is very large, a behemoth in Nuuk Harbor. Moreover, there is only one 10,000-ton berth in Nuuk Harbor, which is at the outer dock, so the Blue Whale can only dock at that dock.
The Blue Whale will dock in Nuuk Port for two days. In addition to replenishing fresh water, it is more important to allow the crew to completely relax before entering the Arctic Ocean.
The Blue Whale is a research vessel. Unlike ocean-going cargo ships, which only dock after reaching their destination, research vessels often try their best to create conditions for the researchers to go ashore in order to take care of the researchers on board. If there are really no conditions for going ashore, there is nothing they can do. However, as long as they can go ashore, they will basically dock.
The Port of Nuuk is still far away from the Arctic Ocean. Unfortunately, there is no port or pier further north for the Blue Whale to dock. This is the last port where the Blue Whale can dock before entering the Arctic Ocean.
After staying on the boat for almost four days, Yang Jing and Gege felt the ground shaking as soon as they got off the boat.
This is a natural reaction. After staying on the boat for a long time, you will feel this way when you get off the boat. It's like staying at a high altitude (more than 4,000 meters above sea level) for a long time. Once you go down to a low altitude (less than 100 meters above sea level), it's easy to get oxygen intoxication...
After getting used to it for a while, the feeling of shaking everywhere gradually disappeared.
Gege sighed and expressed Yang Jing's true feelings - Mother Earth is still the best!
It was almost ten o'clock in the evening when Yang Jing and his team arrived at Nuuk Port, but the sky was still bright and the sun had not yet set. The sun would not set until around 10:30 pm, and then around 3:00 am, the sky would light up again, and the sun would rise around 3:30 am.
After getting off the boat and arriving at the booked hotel, Yang Jing and his friends had a big meal with local specialties and then rested.
As a result, while sleeping, Yang Jing felt that it was already bright outside. He woke Gege up in a daze, "Dear, it's already bright outside, don't sleep anymore..."
Gege rubbed her eyes dazedly and looked at the window. The curtains were not enough to completely block the sunlight, so was it really daybreak outside?
Gege touched her phone to check the time, then angrily punched Yang Jing twice, "You idiot, this place is close to the Arctic Circle, the sun will come out after three in the morning!"
Yang Jing was stunned and realized that he had made a big mistake. He grabbed the watch on the bedside table and looked at it. It was only 3:30 in the morning!
No need to say anything, just lie down and sleep!
They slept until about seven in the morning. When they walked out of the room to prepare for dinner, they saw Lin Dan sitting in the restaurant with a tired look on his face and dark circles under his eyes.
Yang Jing came forward and poked the guy, "What's wrong? Couldn't you resist making a big sword last night?"
Lin Dan rolled his eyes helplessly, "I couldn't fall asleep since 3am. Damn the polar day phenomenon!"
When Yang Jing heard this, he immediately laughed out loud. Lin Dan is a very light sleeper, especially sensitive to light. He can't sleep if it's a little bright. It's better on the boat. The curtains on the cabin windows are very tight, basically light-proof, and there are eye masks to use, so you can ignore the early sun. But it's not the same in the hotel. The curtains in this hotel are very ordinary. When the sun comes out, the room will be slightly bright. As a result, Lin Dan is miserable.
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