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Map of national parks in 2018 National parks (green), nature reserves (purple), geotope protection areas (orange) and bird sanctuaries of Svalbard Norway has 48 national parks, of which 41 are on the mainland and 7 on Svalbard. National parks in Norway are stricter than many other countries, and nearly all motorized vehicles are prohibited. The Right to roam applies, thus hiking, skiing and ...
Much of Norway's wealth is linked to its long coastline; for example, the petroleum industry, maritime transport, fishing, and fish farming. The Norwegian landscape was formed by glaciers that eroded the basement rock and formed countless valleys and fjords, as well as the characteristic skerries that protect the land from the ocean along most ...
Lofoten (Norwegian, pronounced [ˈlùːfuːtn̩]; English pronunciation: / ˈ l oʊ f oʊ t ən, l oʊ ˈ f oʊ t ən /, LOH-foh-tən, loh-FOH-tən), Lufoahtta (), or Lufuohttá (Northern Sami) [1] is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.
The Scandinavian coastal conifer forest is a terrestrial ecoregion as defined by WWF [1] and National Geographic. [2] The broad definition is based on climatic parameters and includes a long area along the western Norwegian coast from Lindesnes Municipality and north to approximately Senja Municipality (further north summers are too cool for pine in coastal areas); in essence areas along the ...
The cultural landscape includes fishing villages, quays, warehouses, farming landscapes, lighthouses, and beacons. [12] Struve Geodetic Arc* Finnmark: 2005 1187; ii, iii, vi (cultural) The Struve Geodetic Arc is a series of triangulation points, stretching over a distance of 2,820 kilometres (1,750 mi) from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea.
Preikestolen is located in the southern part of the Ryfylke district in Rogaland county in Western Norway. The city of Stavanger, the fourth largest in Norway, with a number of direct flights to/from European cities, is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the site. The parking facility for Preikestolen is located, thanks to the April 2020 ...
The Rauma River and its valley are regarded as one of the most beautiful in Norway. The river runs very clear with a green tint and the mountains tower some 1,500 to 1,800 metres (4,900 to 5,900 ft) above the river in the lower and middle parts of the valley.
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.