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This Foggy Albion, not so foggy today…

foggy weatherWhere is this mysterious island with such a romantic name as Foggy Albion? The word Albion, a translation from the Roman Latin meaning white, was attributed to Great Britain in ancient times due to a constant white fog that covered these isles not so long ago. This pale grey fog that looks white from a distance gave rise to the name of Foggy Albion. This name became synonymous with Britain because of the fog pervading over these islands until the 1960’s. So why was it so foggy?

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