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Have you ever wondered where the edge of the Earth is? Is there a place where the land just stops and there's nothing beyond it? Well, such a place really exists. Many great thinkers and even experts have been puzzled by this question. It's even asked in UPSC exams in India. But there's a real answer and it lies in one of the coldest parts of the world.
This place is located in a European country called Norway. And the name of the road that leads to the end of the Earth is the E-69 Highway.
This road is famously known as the last road on Earth. It's not just a nickname, it truly feels like the final stretch of land before the world disappears into the icy unknown. The E-69 Highway is just 14 kilometers long, but its importance is much greater. It connects to the northernmost point of mainland Europe, very close to the Arctic Circle.
As you travel along this road, you begin to see fewer people, fewer buildings and then suddenly, nothing but glaciers, snow, and the vast Arctic Ocean. It's as if the Earth itself just stopped.
This area is so far north that it's close to where the Earth's axis passes through. That's why many say this is where the Earth spins from. Once the E-69 ends, there are no more roads. No more land to drive on. Only freezing waters, floating ice, and endless silence.
The E-69 takes you to a place called North Cape (Nordkapp), a famous cliff that offers a breathtaking view of the Arctic. Many travelers come here just to stand at the edge, where the land ends and the sea begins, and feel what it's like to be at the 'end of the Earth'.
So, while the Earth is round and technically has no edge, the E-69 Highway in Norway is the closest you'll get to a real-world ending point. It's a place that reminds you how vast, beautiful, and mysterious our planet truly is.
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