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2. Ålesund - Wikipedia

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   Ålesund, Norway, ca. 1895, before the fire. According to local legend, Ålesund was founded by Gangerolf (outside of Norway better known as Rollo), in the 9th century. [16] the 10th-century founder of the dynasty of the dukes of Normandy, hailed from the community of Giske, north-west of Ålesund.

3. Borgund, Møre og Romsdal - Wikipedia

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   Borgund is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.The municipality existed from 1837 until 1968 when it was merged into Ålesund Municipality.Borgund originally encompassed the large area north of the Storfjorden and south of the Grytafjorden, from the mainland areas of today's Skodje Municipality in the east to the islands of today's Giske Municipality and the ocean in the west.

4. Atlantic Sea-Park - Wikipedia

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   The Atlantic Sea-Park (Norwegian: Atlanterhavsparken) is an aquarium in Ålesund, Norway. It was founded in 1951 as a limited company. The current facility was officially opened 15 June 1998. The Atlantic Sea-Park is one of Scandinavia's largest saltwater aquariums and one of the leading tourist attractions in the area. [3]

5. Ålesund (town) - Wikipedia

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   Ålesund (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈôːɫəsʉn] ⓘ) is a town in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.The town is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality.The centre of the town of Ålesund lies on the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, Nørvøya with newer developments located on the islands of Uksenøya the outer parts of the "urban area" even stretch onto the island of Sula which is in ...

6. Geiranger - Wikipedia

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   The Old Norse form of the name was Geirangr.The suffix -angr ('fjord') is a common element in Norwegian place names (see for instance Hardanger and Varanger). [4] [5] The first element could be the plural genitive of the Norse word geiri ('piece of land; field in a mountain side') which is related to English gore ('spear-shaped piece of land').

7. 9 Ways to Embrace Winter—Even if You Think You Hate It - AOL

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   Credit - Illustration by Sol Cotti for TIME. W hen Kari Leibowitz moved to the Arctic in 2014, she braced herself for the impact of long, dark, freezing winters. The temperature in Tromsø, Norway ...