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This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A. Andørja, viewed from Harstad Atløy.
The Kingdom of England, now part of the United Kingdom, claimed by several Norwegian kings (Hardrada dynasty) in the 11th century. [18] [19] The Kingdom of Denmark, claimed by several Norwegian kings (Hardrada dynasty) in the 11th century. South Georgia, now part of the British Overseas Territories of United Kingdom.
A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first-order subnational divisions (fylker or "counties") with Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Each of the country's regions is uniquely coloured. Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (landsdeler). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative ...
The following is a list of islands of Norway by area. Islands close to the mainland of Norway. For an exhaustive list ordered by name, ...
An enlargeable basic map of Norway. Pronunciation: Norwegian phonology; Common English country name: Norway Official English country name: The Kingdom of Norway; Common endonym(s): Norge (), Noreg (), Norga (Northern Sami), Vuodna or Nöörje (Southern Sami)
There is no ice-free land at the coast; the coast consists of a 20-to-30-metre-high (66 to 98 ft) wall of ice throughout almost the entire territory. [28] There is no permanent population, although there are 12 active research stations housing a maximum average of 40 scientists, the numbers fluctuating depending on the season.
Although Svalbard is in Norwegian territory, and its government controls 99.5% of its land, there’s a sizable Russian presence in the archipelago, thanks to a treaty dating back to 1920 that ...
The island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are outside the county divisions and they are ruled directly from the national level. The capital city of Oslo is both a county and a municipality. In 2017, the Solberg government decided to abolish some of the counties and to merge them with other counties to form larger ones, reducing the ...