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The Kingdom of England, now part of the United Kingdom, claimed by several Norwegian kings (Hardrada dynasty) in the 11th century. [18] [19] The Kingdom of Denmark, claimed by several Norwegian kings (Hardrada dynasty) in the 11th century. South Georgia, now part of the British Overseas Territories of United Kingdom.
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.
Norwegian administration is handled by the Polar Affairs Department of the Ministry of Justice and the Police, located in Oslo. [ 5 ] The Dependency Act of 24 March 1933 establishes that Norwegian criminal law , private law and procedural law apply to the dependencies, as do other laws that explicitly state they are valid in each dependency.
A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first-order subnational divisions (fylker or "counties") with Svalbard and Jan Mayen.Each of the country's regions is uniquely coloured.
For an exhaustive list ordered by name, see list of islands of Norway. Rank Island County Area (km²) Highest point Altitude (m) 1 Hinnøya: Nordland and Troms: 2,204.7
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.
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.
The island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are outside the county divisions and they are ruled directly from the national level. The capital city of Oslo is both a county and a municipality. In 2017, the Solberg government decided to abolish some of the counties and to merge them with other counties to form larger ones, reducing the ...