Key facts

Date
August 1, 2008
Type
Total eclipse
Saros cycle
126
Max. central duration
2 min 27 s
Regions concerned
Russia, Canada, Mongolia and Greenland
Example places
Novosibirsk, Barnaul, Cambridge Bay, Resolute, Hovd

Total eclipse whose path crosses Russia, Canada, Mongolia and Greenland, with up to about 2 min 27 s of totality. In mainland France: partial only.

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