this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2026
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I’m surprised by the light between Great Britain and Norway. Are these wind farms or oil rigs? Or stranded ships?
It'll be mostly oil rigs with a few fishing boats and supply ships I think.
Wind farms are much closer to the coast.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/light-pollution-sea-ocean-new-maps#%3A%7E%3Atext=Offshore+oil+and+gas+rigs+and+wind%2C%28dark+blue%29+to+30+meters+%28yellow%29+deep.
Industry mostly.
I wonder what the red/orange lights signify. For example, in Ireland. And the blue.
North Sea secret island
Where is Epstein island, actually?