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Norway is a country located in Northern Europe in the northern and western parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula.The majority of the country borders water, including the Skagerrak inlet to the south, the North Sea to the southwest, the North Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west, and the Barents Sea to the north.
Pages in category "Landforms of Norway" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Borsu surface; H.
Pages in category "Lists of landforms of Norway" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... List of mountains in Norway by prominence; R.
Norway geography-related lists (3 C, 10 P) + Geography of Jan Mayen (3 C, 6 P) Geography of Svalbard (5 C, 22 P) B. Borders of Norway (6 C, 5 P) E. Ecoregions of ...
Fjords of Norway by county (13 C) Glaciers of Norway by county (5 C) ... Landforms of Møre og Romsdal (7 C, 9 P) N. Landforms of Nordland (7 C, 17 P) O.
Geirangerfjord, Norway. In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; / ˈ f j ɔːr d, f iː ˈ ɔːr d / ⓘ [1]) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. [2] Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the northern and southern ...
The geology of Norway encompasses the history of Earth that can be interpreted by rock types found in Norway, and the associated sedimentological history of soils and rock types. The Norwegian mountains were formed around 400 million years ago (Ma) during the Caledonian orogeny .
The geography of Norway is dominated by vast mountain ranges broken up by valleys and fjords. Less than 10% of the country's area is arable , and the rest is mountainous. Glaciers are the major cause for erosion, so the terrain in the Norwegian mountains consists of plateaus and lakes with peaks.