enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. List of islands in the Arctic Ocean - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the...

   Vostothny Island; Solovetsky Islands. Anzersky; Bolshaya Muksalma; Malaya Muksalma; Solovetsky; Victoria Island (administered as part of Franz Josef Land, but physically separate) Ushakov Island (Russian Arctic) halfway between Franz Josef Land and Severnaya Zemlya Wiese Island; Wrangel Island. Herald Island; Five new islands were discovered by ...

3. Svalbard - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard

   On average, Svalbard has lower humidity than other places in the Arctic Circle. The only places in the Arctic with a lower average are in mainland Norway, Sweden and Finland. [citation needed] 2016 was the warmest year on record at Svalbard Airport, with a remarkable mean temperature of 0.0 °C (32.0 °F), 7.5 °C (13.5 °F) above the 1961–90 ...

4. Tourism in Norway - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Norway

   The main attractions of Norway are the varied landscapes that extend across the Arctic Circle. It is famous for its fjord-indented coastline and its mountains, ski resorts, lakes and woods. Popular tourist destinations in Norway include Oslo, Ålesund, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Kristiansand, Arendal, Tromsø, Fredrikstad and Tønsberg. Much ...

5. Andøya - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andøya

   Andøya , Ánda (Northern Sami), or Ánddasuolu (Northern Sami) [1] is the northernmost island in the Vesterålen archipelago, situated about 300 kilometres (190 mi) inside the Arctic Circle. Andøya is located in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

6. Spitsbergen - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitsbergen

   The island also features Festningen Geotope Protected Area; some of the northeastern coast is part of Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve. [84] All human traces dating from before 1946 are automatically protected. [77] Svalbard is on Norway's tentative list for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [85]

7. Arctic Circle - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Circle

   Relationship of Earth's axial tilt (ε) to the tropical and polar circles. The Arctic Circle is the southernmost latitude in the Northern Hemisphere at which the centre of the Sun can remain continuously above or below the horizon for twenty-four hours; as a result, at least once each year at any location within the Arctic Circle the centre of the Sun is visible at local midnight, and at least ...