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The spread of Norwegian whaling industry to Antarctica in the early 20th century motivated Norway, right after its independence from the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway in 1905, to pursue territorial expansion not only in the Arctic claiming Jan Mayen and Sverdrup Islands, but also in Antarctica.
The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal limits of the territory are not officially defined. [24] Positioned in East Antarctica, the territory comprises one-sixth of the total area of Antarctica. [25]
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.
Greenland Sea: 18 373 Beerenberg: 2,277 8 Kongsøya: Svalbard: 0 191 320 9 Bjørnøya: Svalbard: 9 178 Miseryfjellet: 536 10 Peter I Island: Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica: 0 156 Lars Christensen Peak: 1,640 11 Svenskøya: Svalbard: 0 137 230 12 Wilhelm Island: Svalbard: 0 120 656 13 Lågøya: Svalbard: 0 103.5 14 Bouvet Island: South Atlantic ...
The list encompasses adjacent maritime nations and territories with a special focus on the boundaries or borders which distinguish them. For purposes of this list, " maritime boundary " includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which includes boundaries of territorial waters , contiguous ...
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.
List of Norwegian films of the 1970s; List of Norwegian films of the 1980s; List of Norwegian films of the 1990s; List of Norwegian films of the 2000s; List of Norwegian films of the 2010s; List of Norwegian films of the 2020s; Literature of Norway. List of Norwegian writers; Music of Norway. List of Norwegian musicians; Television in Norway ...
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or Norden; lit. ' the North ') [2] are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic.It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway [a] and Sweden; the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland.