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Norway Facts.Looking for Norway facts? You came to the right place to learn about this beautiful "Jewel of the North"? This Masterpiece of Nature is located in Northern Europe. It is a long, skinny, rugged, mountainous country.The majestic mountains are topped with white, sparkling, diamond-like glaciers and the bluest sky you can imagine.
The country has a coastline of over 25,000 kilometers in length. Without fjords and bays the length is 2,532 kilometers. The size of the mainland is 323,802 Km2. More Norway facts... Norway's western coastline is washed by the North Atlantic Ocean. The North Sea, to the south-west, connects into the Skagerrak Strait in the southeast, which also washes the shores of the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark; the south-west coast of Sweden; the Norwegian Sea to the west; and another ocean, the Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, to the north. Norway borders Russia, Finland and Sweden to the east. Stay with me for interesting Norway Facts. Norway (the Norwegians call it Norge) is on the seas... Norway with its elongated shape has one of the longest and most rugged coastlines in the world. It is dotted with more than 45,000 islands scattered throughout. The largest inhabited island is Hinnøya, which is
There is no shortage of shipmates. His grandchildren enjoy boating with grandpa. Below you'll find two cute little Norway Facts...
(*The reason for the N (North) is that there is a city with the name of Kristiansand S (South), located in the southern part of Norway). Sweet little sailors on the Norwegian seas. (left) The Atlantic Road, consisting of 8 bridges and many roads, is over 8 km in length. When this labor intensive project was completed people could drive to mainland instead of using numerous ferries to get over to mainland.
The Atlantic Road/ Atlanterhavsveien (right) The islands connected by Atlanterhavsveien The cost of this project was 122 million Norwegian kroner (approx. 19.37 million US dollars) and took 6 years to complete. In 2005, Atlanterhavsveien was voted "The Norwegian Wonder Construction of the Century". For more Norway facts, read on... Norway has a well organized national as well as inter-national transportation system. The trains are the latest in design; squeaky clean and super fast. Of course, national and international airlines will take you wherever you want to venture. Gliding along the picturesque coastline and on the fjords, you will see proud Norwegian ferries and ships providing transportation. An extensive network of bus transportation systems provide excellent local and natioanl connections with planes, trains costliner and ferries throughout the country. You might say, "Norway is well connected". Norge does not only have water on the borders, it is blessed with literally tons of water inside the country as well. The country has over 150,000 lakes, with Mjøsa being the largest. Hornindalsvatnet is Norway's and Europe's deepest lake, at 514 meters. Its surface is 53 meters above sea level, which means that its bottom is 461 meters below sea level. Just in case you didn't know, most of Norway's lakes are filled with trout and other good tasting fish. That makes it a heaven for anyone who enjoy fishing. Water sport opportunities in this country are endless.
Norway is 385,199 km2 in size. Svalbard (61,020 km2) and Jan Mayen (377 km2) is included. More Norway facts... Norway's total coastline measures 25,148 kilometers; without fjords and bays, the length is only 2,532 Km. Average temperature in the winter is 27°F. (2°C.) and
57-65°F. The population of Norway is about 4.6 million. Most of the people live in the cities and the coastal areas. The largest cities are Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Tromsø and Stavanger. Oslo is the capital city, with a population of about 512,000. Jostedalsbreen, Europe's largest glacier, is 487 km2 in size. The tallest mountain, Galdhøpiggen, towers 2,469 meter (8,100'). Kjellfossen, highest free-fall waterfall drops 840 m/2755.9'. * Map of Norway (left) *Waterfalls are measured in various ways; therefore the confusion about which waterfall is the greatest, highest or which waterfall has the longest water drop. Utigårdsfossen, glacier fed 2,625' (800 meter) Mongefossen, Marstein (Mongebekk) 2,540'/774 m. Another Norway fact is that in the Norwegian language, there is no such thing as meters, therefore I write meter in plural as well as in singular.
A road with the name of Riksvei 9, will take you over the mountains to Mardalstjønna, also called Mardalsvatnet (Mardal Lake). Its water empties into the magnificent Mardalsfossen. This road is closed in the winter due to heavy snowfall, but it opens in late spring every year. Utigårdsfossen, glacier fed 2,625' (800 meter)
Along Norway's coast-line, are fingers of water that snake into the country sides, called fjords. Hey, more Norway facts - read on...
It is said that Norway's fjords, with their sparkling blue water underneath dramatic, majestic,snow-capped For tourists, traveling in Norway is easy since most everybody there speak English. If you need directions, you'll be pleased to discover how helpful and friendly the Norwegians are. I keep adding Norway facts, so keep coming back to my site. One of my friends has a neat site about Denmark, another beautiful Scandinavian country, located south of Norway. Visit his site and get tons of Interesting Facts about
Denmark.
In Norway, we say that Denmark is "Flat like a pancake" ("Flat som en pannekake in Norsk"). Denmark is surely is a great contrast to mountainous Norway. Map of Scandinavia (left) To Homepage after Norway Facts. Here's my Hometown Isfjorden, on Webcam.
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In 1989, Averøy was connected to mainland, to the city of Kristiansund N*, via Atlanterhavsveien (The Atlantic Road).
It's exciting crossing one of these bridges during a storm
as the agitated, foaming water wash your auto as you scurry across. The car wash is gratis.
The country is about 1100 miles in length, measuring from northeast to southeast.
Mardalfossen/Mardal Waterfall (left) is the fourth largest waterfall in Norway, with a total drop of 1,696 ft (517 m) with individual descents of 974' and 722' each. It is located in Eikesdalen, Møre and Romsdal, not far from where I am born and raised.
See you in Norway!
Usually Scandinavia refers to Denmark, Norway and Sweden. But the other Nordic countries, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands (Færøyene), are also sometimes included because of their close historic and cultural relations to Norway (Norge), Sweden (Sverige), and Denmark (Danmark).
