Description: Iceland - " AURORA ~ NORTHERN LIGHTS ~ NORDIA 2013." MNH ~ Miniature Sheet ! These are self-adhesive stamps. Nordia 2013 The Nordic stamp exhibition NORDIA 2013 will take place in Ásgarður Sports Center, Garðabær on 7th-9th June 2013. This is the sixth time that the NORDIA exhibition is held in Iceland. On this occasion Iceland Post will issue a souvenir sheet as it has done in the past with the Northern Lights as its theme. The sun continually emits a so-called solar wind which is a stream of electrically charged particles. The earth‘s magnetic field repels these particles except around the geomagnetic poles where some of them get through. When they collide with the earth‘s ionosphere in an altitude of about 100-250 km molecules particles in the atmosphere become excited and emit light which we call the northern or the southern lights. The effects of solar wind are greatest at a collar round the magnetic poles, where the aurora (Northern and Southern Lights) is most prominent. Under normal circumstances Iceland is in the aurora collar during the night. The northern lights can be seen anywhere in Iceland when the so-called aurora collar is over the country on a dark cloudless night. The size and magnitude of the aurora collar is variable depending on solar activity and the solar wind. Small solar activity usually creates a small collar while greater activity results in a large and extensive collar. Year: 2014.
Price: 17 USD
Location: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA
End Time: 2024-02-16T19:59:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Modified Item: No
Year of Issue: 2013
Certification: Uncertified
Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
Theme: Space
Region: Iceland
Grade: XF/S (Extremely Fine/Superb)
Type: Miniature Sheet
Topic: Space
