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Sognefjorden is the world's second deepest fjord, and the world's longest at 204 kilometres (127 mi). The lake Hornindalsvatnet is the deepest lake in Europe. [94] Norway has about 400,000 lakes [95] [96] and 239,057 registered islands. [89] Permafrost can be found all year in the higher mountain areas and in the interior of Finnmark county.
The longest place names in Poland are Sobienie Kiełczewskie Pierwsze and Przedmieście Szczebrzeszyńskie, with 30 letters (including spaces). The longest place name in the Netherlands is Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk (28 characters, including a hyphen). The longest street name is Laan van de landinrichtingscommissie Duiven-Westervoort in Duiven.
The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsɔ̂ŋnəˌfjuːɳ], English: Sogn Fjord [1] [2] [3]), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (Norwegian: Fjordenes konge), is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. [4]
This is a list of towns and cities in Norway. The Norwegian language word by means a town or city–there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but since 1996 that authority was given to the local municipal councils for each municipality in Norway. In ...
Traditionally established in 872 and existing continuously for over 1,100 years, the Kingdom of Norway is one of the oldest states of Europe: King Harald V, who has reigned since 1991, is the 64th monarch according to the official list. [2] During interregna, Norway has been ruled by variously titled regents.
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: List of largest lakes in Norway; List of deepest lakes in Norway
This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. ... Name of fjord Length (km/mi) County Municipality Coordinates Adventfjorden: 4 km (2.5 mi)
The following are the 19 longest rivers of Norway, ranked by length: Glomma, 623 km (387 mi) Tana, 361 km (224 mi) Pasvikelva and Ivalo, 360 km (224 mi) (109 km in Norway) Numedalslågen, 356 km (221 mi) Gudbrandsdalslågen and Vorma, 349 km (217 mi) Drammensvassdraget (Drammenselva, 308 km (191 mi)