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At latitude 59 degrees north, Thurso lies as far north as the Alaskan state capital of Juneau and as the city of Stavanger in Norway. Stavanger lies 332 miles to the east across the North Sea. The closest point on the Norwegian coast is 309 miles away. | At latitude 59 degrees north, Thurso lies as far north as the Alaskan state capital of Juneau and as the city of Stavanger in Norway. Stavanger lies 332 miles to the east across the North Sea. The closest point on the Norwegian coast is 309 miles away. | ||
| − | Thurso railway station is the most northerly location served by Britain's rail network, linking Thurso directly with Wick, the [[county town]] of Caithness, and with [[Inverness]], on the Far North Line}}<noinclude> | + | Thurso railway station is the most northerly location served by Britain's rail network, linking Thurso directly with Wick, the [[county town]] of Caithness, and with [[Inverness]], on the Far North Line.}}<noinclude> |
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