Norway Description

Norway Norway extends beyond the Arctic circle to the northernmost point of Europe - North Cape [1 / 3 of the territory is located within the Arctic Circle]. 62,1% of the area falls on the mountains and plateaus, 4,8% - on the rivers and lakes, 1,4% - to the eternal snows and glaciers. 21,3% of the territory covered by forests. The area of land suitable for processing, is 3,5%. On land, Norway shares borders with Sweden (the length of the border - 1619 km), Finland [727 km] and Russia [196 km]. The length of the outer coastline - 2650 km. However, in view of fjords, inlets and islands of the length of the coastline is almost 56 thousand kilometers. In the middle of winter, here are the polar night, and in the middle of the short summer the sun shines even at midnight. These edges are known under the name Country midnight sun. Bank of Norway is deeply indented by narrow sea inlets, which are called fjords.

The Kingdom of Norway extends beyond the Arctic circle to the northernmost point of Europe - North Cape [1 / 3 of the territory is located within the Arctic Circle]. 62,1% of the area falls on the mountains and plateaus, 4,8% - on the rivers and lakes, 1,4% - to the eternal snows and glaciers. 21,3% of the territory covered by forests. The area of land suitable for processing, is 3,5%. On land, Norway shares borders with Sweden (the length of the border - 1619 km), Finland [727 km] and Russia [196 km]. The length of the outer coastline - 2650 km. However, in view of fjords, inlets and islands of the length of the coastline is almost 56 thousand kilometers. In the middle of winter, here are the polar night, and in the middle of the short summer the sun shines even at midnight. These edges are known under the name Country midnight sun. Bank of Norway is deeply indented by narrow sea inlets, which are called fjords. They form a natural harbor, protected from the raging sea with chains of islands. Coastal land free of ice, because washed with warm ocean currents, while at a distance from the sea covered with forests mountains and deep valleys lie under a heavy cover of snow. Area - 386 960 sq.km. 50 thousand islands, including Jan Mayen [area of 380 sq. km.] in the Greenland Sea. Norway has sovereignty over the archipelago of Svalbard [total area of 62. 700 sq. km.]. Claim of Bouvet Island and Peter I in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as on the sector of Antarctica between 20 ° W. E and 45 degrees. E (Queen Maud Land). Capital: Oslo.

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