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Geological map of Fennoscandia. 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 Sveconorwegian orogeny was an orogenic system active 1140 to 960 million years ago and currently exposed as the Sveconorwegian orogenic belt in southwestern Sweden and southern Norway. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In Norway the orogenic belt is exposed southeast of the front of the Caledonian nappe system and in nappe windows . [ 3 ]
Geological Survey of Norway (Norwegian: Norges geologiske undersøkelse), abbreviation: NGU, is a Norwegian government agency responsible for geologic mapping and research. The agency is located in Trondheim with an office in Tromsø , with about 200 employees.
Hardangervidda (English: Hardanger Plateau) [1] [2] [3] is a mountain plateau (Norwegian: vidde) in central southern Norway, covering parts of Vestland, Telemark, and Buskerud counties. It is the largest plateau of its kind in Europe , with a cold year-round alpine climate , and one of Norway's largest glaciers , Hardangerjøkulen , is situated ...
A 1799 hand-drawn map of the valley. The previous lake at Lesja visible. In July 1789 the Storofsen flood disaster occurred and Gudbrandsdalslågen overflooded. This is the largest flood recorded in Norway and the valley was particularly affected. 61 people perished. About 3000 houses were totally damaged and some thousand livestock drowned.
Much of the paleic surface in southern Norway was at sea level or below during the Miocene. [6] In the Early Pliocene (5–4 million years ago) the surfaces such as Hardangervidda were uplifted by tectonic forces 1.2 km. [6] The peneplain surfaces of the paleic surface are apparently disrupted by vertical displacement along faults, following an NNE-SSW orientation.
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