Lerwick Observatory
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| Location | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 60°08′17″N 1°10′56″W / 60.13816°N 1.18219°WCoordinates: 60°08′17″N 1°10′56″W / 60.13816°N 1.18219°W |
Lerwick Observatory (also known as Lerwick Magnetic Observatory) is a British meteorological observatory located near the port at Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It is one of three permanent geomagnetic observatories in the United Kingdom.[1]
History
The Norwegian government requested that the British establish a meteorological observatory in the Shetland Islands, after Roald Amundsen expressed a desire to compare notes on the Aurora Borealis he observed during his expedition in 1920.[2]
The observatory is operated by the Met Office.[3]
References
- ^ Thomson, Alan W. P. "Geomagnetic Observatories: Monitoring the Earth's Magnetic and Space Weather Environment" (PDF). British Geological Survey. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Daniel (3 June 2020). "The story of weather watching in Shetland". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Lerwick Magnetic Observatory". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.