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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.
Landforms of Norway by county (24 C) * Lists of landforms of Norway (12 P) + Landforms of Bouvet Island (5 C, 4 P) Landforms of Jan Mayen (2 C, 16 P)
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.
Category: Geography of Norway. ... Maps of Norway (2 P) Military locations of Norway (1 C) N. Names of places in Norway (5 P) Natural disasters in Norway (2 C, 3 P) P.
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.
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 actual time of cession of the islands is somewhat disputed. Some claim it took place with the Union of Denmark and Norway in 1536/37, as the possessions of the Norwegian crown were claimed by the Oldenburg king. Nevertheless, they were still referred to as "dependencies of Norway" in later official documents.
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.