Underwater post office [Most northerly]
Last updated: November 15, 2017 at 17:43 pm
The Risør Undervannspostkontor was first opened in Norway in 2004 at a depth of 4.5 m (15 ft). When no staff is present, divers simply leave their mail in the post office for later pick up. The post office is a fiberglass diving bell moored at a depth of 4 metres. It is serviced 2-3 times per week by volunteer divers during the summer tourist season.
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Jeffrey Gallant is the Editor-in-Chief and Records Keeper of the Diving Almanac. He is also a contributing editor of DIVER Magazine, and the scientific director of the Greenland Shark and Elasmobranch Education and Research Group (GEERG). Jeffrey started diving in 1982.