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  2. List of Norwegian fjords - Wikipedia

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    This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list ...

  3. Fjord - Wikipedia

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    Sognefjord in Norway, the longest fjord in Norway, [27] is a popular tourist attraction Eyjafjörður in north Iceland, Akureyri can be seen to the far right Killary Harbour, western Ireland New Zealand's Milford Sound Glacier in a fjord at Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska Tysfjorden in Norway north of the Arctic Circle is located in the ...

  4. Norway - Wikipedia

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    With expansive forests, Norway has long had a tradition of building in wood. Many of today's most interesting new buildings are made of wood, reflecting the strong appeal that this material continues to hold for Norwegian designers and builders. [276] With Norway's conversion to Christianity, churches were built.

  5. List of countries by number of islands - Wikipedia

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    Norway: 239,057 60+ There are a total of 320,249 islands, islets, or skerries along the coast of Norway. Kartverket (The Norwegian Mapping Authority) considers islands larger than 10 m 2 (110 sq ft) proper islands, amounting to 239,057, with then 81,192 being skerries; however, by the definition used in this list, all 320,249 are considered ...

  6. Geography of Norway - Wikipedia

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    When the ice melted, the sea filled many of these valleys, creating Norway's famous fjords. [2] The glaciers in the higher mountain areas today are not remnants of the large ice sheet of the ice age—their origins are more recent. [ 3 ]

  7. Coastline of Norway - Wikipedia

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    A straight line along Norway's sea borders (the coastal perimeter) is 2,650 kilometers (1,650 mi) long. [1] [2] Along the coast there are many fjords, islands, and bays, resulting in a low-resolution coastline of over 25,000 kilometers (16,000 mi). [3]

  8. Sognefjord - Wikipedia

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    Around the inner end of the fjord, three of Norway's famous stave churches have survived: Kaupanger and Urnes (along the shoreline) and Borgund (30 km or 20 mi into the Lærdal valley). [18] The Sognefjord Span (power lines) crosses the fjord with a span of 4,597 metres (15,082 ft). This is the second largest span of power lines in the world.

  9. Western Norway - Wikipedia

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    There are many fjords in Western Norway, Hardangerfjorden, Boknafjorden and Sognefjorden are the longest. The Sognefjord (Sognefjorden) is the largest fjord in Norway, and the second longest in the world, after Scoresby Sund on Greenland. Located in Sogn og Fjordane it stretches 205 km (127 mi) inland to the small village of Skjolden.

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