Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Swedish soldier and Norwegian resistance member shake hands at the border in Hedmark/Värmland, celebrating the end of the German occupation of Norway, May 1945.. The Norway–Sweden border (Norwegian: Svenskegrensa, Swedish: Norska gränsen) is a 1,630-kilometre (1,010 mi) long land national border, [1] and the longest border for both Norway and Sweden.
Scandinavia is a subregion of northern Europe, ... The borders between Denmark, Norway and Sweden acquired their present shape in the middle of the 17th century: ...
Scandinavian Peninsula in relation to the larger Fennoscandia. The largest peninsula in Europe, the Scandinavian Peninsula is approximately 1,850 kilometres (1,150 mi) long with a width varying approximately from 370 to 805 km (230 to 500 mi). The Scandinavian mountain range generally defines the border between Norway and Sweden.
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.
The Three-Country Cairn (Finnish: Kolmen valtakunnan rajapyykki, Northern Sami: Golmma riikka urna, Norwegian: Treriksrøysa, Swedish: Treriksröset) is the tripoint at which the international borders of Sweden, Norway and Finland meet, and the name of the monument that marks the point. It is the northernmost international tripoint in the world.
Sweden has a 3,218 km (2,000 mi) long coastline on its east, and the Scandinavian mountain chain (Skanderna) on its western border, separating it from Norway. It has maritime borders with Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia (another non-EU neighbour) Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and it is also linked to Denmark (southwest) by the Öresund bridge.
Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). [13] The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea.
Borders of Norway may refer to: The Norway-Finland border; The Norway-Russia border; The Norway-Sweden border This page was last edited on 30 July 2024 ...