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	North Cape, Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		North Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in northern Norway, in the community of Nordkapp.
		The North Cape was named by English explorer Richard Chancellor in 1553 when he passed the cape in the search for a Northeast passage.
		Today, the North Cape is a major tourist attraction with an extensive (and expensive) tourist centre that houses a number of exhibits on the Cape's history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Cape,_Norway (223 words)

	Norway - MSN Encarta
		To the north is the Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean; to the west is the Norwegian Sea; and to the south are the Skagerrak, a strait separating Norway from Denmark, and the North Sea.
		Norway is a land of rugged, pine-topped mountain ranges, valleys gouged out by glaciers, and narrow deep-sided inlets from the sea known as fjords.
		It was from Norway’s coast that the Vikings—skilled sailors who built a vast maritime trading network—ventured across the Atlantic Ocean to Iceland, later becoming the first Europeans to reach Greenland and North America in the late 10th century.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556517/Norway.html (974 words)

	All Norway travel with Oslo information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1380 Norway was brought under Danish rule and was ceded to Sweden in 1814.
		The historic city of Bergen is ideal for exploring nearby natural attractions such as Sognefjord, Norway’s longest and deepest fjord, the breathtaking waterfalls at Geirangerfjord and the enormous Jostedalsbreen glacier.
		Known as the aurora borealis, they are a natural phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of coloured light in the sky caused by the interaction of charged particles from the sun with atoms in the upper atmosphere.
	www.alltravelnorway.com /Norway/Destination_Guides (457 words)

	Norway Information
		It is bounded on the north by the Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, on the northeast by Finland and Russia, on the east by Sweden, on the south by Skagerrak Strait and the North Sea, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, which in Norway is also called the Norwegian Sea.
		In the highlands of North Norway the climate is subarctic.
		The population of Norway was estimated at 4,297,436 in 1993.
	www.otal.umd.edu /SHORE98/bs24/norway.htm (6585 words)

	Odin - Norway and World War II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Norway and World War II Norwegians were surprised and unprepared when Nazi Germany, with its superior military might, attacked Norway on 9 April 1940.
		The civilian and military resistance in Norway was met with an escalation of the Nazi machinery of oppression.
		On the whole, however, Norway was one of the occupied countries which suffered the least during the war.
	odin.dep.no /odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990466 (3166 words)

	Norway travel guide - Wikitravel
		Norway [1] is the westernmost of the three Scandinavian countries, located in Northern Europe west of Sweden.
		Norway is located on a large peninsula shared with Sweden in the north of Europe.
		Norway is often described as a "dry" country, because alcohol is highly priced and glass of wine/beer in a restaurant is in the range of 60 kr (£6/$9/€9).
	wikitravel.org /en/Norway (4668 words)

	::The invasion of Norway 1940:: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Control of Norway’s extensive coastline would have been very important in the battle for control of the North Sea and easing the passage of German warships and submarines into the Atlantic.
		Norway only had a population of 3 million and the large majority of them were centred in the few cities Norway had.
		The ‘Bernd von Arnim’ was heavily laden with troops for the landings in the north of Norway and the far more powerful ‘Hipper’, a cruiser commanded by Helmuth Heye, came to her aid and attacked the ‘Glowworm’.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /invasion_of_norway_1940.htm (1740 words)

	Battle of North Cape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The naval Battle of the North Cape took place on December 26, 1943 during World War II, fought off Norway's North Cape between units of the German Kriegsmarine and the British Royal Navy.
		On December 25 1943, the German battleship Scharnhorst (Captain Fritz Hintze) with the Narvik class destroyers Z 29, Z 30, Z 33, Z 34, and Z 38 left Norway's Alta Fjord under the overall command of Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) Erich Bey.
		Fritz-Otto Busch, The Sinking of the Scharnhorst (Robert Hale, LTD., London, 1956), ISBN 0-8600-71308, the story of the Battle of North Cape and the final battle as told by a Scharnhorst survivor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_North_Cape (1256 words)

	Norway History
		Norway's Council of the Realm was disbanded, and the Norwegian church lost its autonomy.
		Norway was hit by the worst economic depression it had ever suffered.
		The social democratic party in Norway was heavily committed to curbing communist influence both in political life and in the mass organizations such as the trade unions; and the struggle ended in victory.
	www.web-by-deb.com /reference/refhistoryn.htm (6689 words)

	Norway
		Norway is one of the Nordic countries, occupying the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula, with a total area of 323 878 sq km.
		It is bordered by the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea in the west, Russia, Finland and Sweden in the east, and the Skagerrak (an arm of the North Sea) in the south.
		Norway is a constitutional monarchy which means that the constitution decrees that the country should be ruled by a monarch.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/norway.htm (1692 words)

	Can We Move The Men And Equipment To North Norway In Time?
		They are also massing along their border with Norway, the county that guards the strategic northern flank of NATO.(1:180) But the western powers have nothing to fear, NATO has U.S. forces that are earmarked for the defense of Europe, their equipment and supplies already prepositioned near their arrival airfields in Norway and West Germany.
		When the troops are airlifted into Norway they must travel the roads in the reception area to staging areas, marry up with their equipment, then move to the ports for seaborne redeployment.
		Norway guards the left flank of NATO, and control of her airfields and harbors can affect the resupply and reinforcement of the entire NATO alliance.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1988/VMJ.htm (2833 words)

	Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, on the northeast by Finland and Russia, on the east by Sweden, on the south by Skagerrak Strait and the North Sea, and on the west by the Norwegian Sea.
		Oslo is Norway's capital and largest city.The population of Norway is ethnically homogenous.
		Life expectancy in Norway is among the highest in the world: 82 years for women and 76 years for men.
	www.telleurope.org /norway.htm (409 words)

	Virtual tour - North Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The North of Norway, sharing the degree of latitude with Greenland and Alaska the similarities also ends there.
		Norway is called the land of the Midnight Sun, but it is truly only in the Northern part of Norway that this extraordinary phenomena can be seen.
		Most people in Northern Norway live close to the sea, and from Traena the horizon is a beautiful sight on a summerday.
	www.cs.ucsb.edu /~ansa/norway/tour/part4.html (496 words)

	Norway in the Second World War
		Norway was united with Denmark from the 14th century until 1814 and to Sweden from 1814 to 1905.
		It is suggested that Norway, by way of protest, may cancel the valuable agreement we have made with her for chartering her tankers and other shipping.
		Norway could retaliate by refusing to export to us the aluminium and other war materials which are important to the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Supply.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWnorway.htm (1823 words)

	Odin - Norway and Russia - Artic neighbours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		There was no permanent settlement on the north coast of the Kola Peninsula, and for centuries Pomors from the White Sea had crossed the Peninsula to the Murmansk coast each spring in time for the fishing season.
		Both in Norway and in Russia, the authorities took a favourable view of the Pomor trade, which generated profits and revenues for a sizable portion of the population in the Archangel area.
		Russia was the first major power to recognize Norway as an independent state, and played an active role in the negotiations that culminated in the "Integrity Agreement" of 1907, under which the European powers agreed to guarantee Norway's integrity as an independent state.
	odin.dep.no /odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990459/index-dok000-b-n-a.html (2718 words)

	Norway Info - Articles - The history of Norway
		The troubled times led tribes to establish defence systems such as forts, and on the eastern banks of Norway's largest lake, Mjøsa, the remains of these are evident over a stretch of 50 km.
		During this period the political centre of gravity in Norway moved from the southwest to the districts surrounding the Oslofjord.
		During the short interval from 1989 to 1990, Norway had a non-socialist coalition government comprising the Conservatives, the Christian Democrats and the Centre Party, with Conservative Jan P. Syse as Prime Minister.
	www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/HistNorw.html (6716 words)

	Romantic Places: Norway
		This dramatic and gorgeous fjord contains Norway's largest mountain, the Jostedal glacier, and a charming farming village, Mundal.
		It is known for its beauty and its music festivals; the 19th century composer Edvard Grieg lived here and his house is a living museum.
		Not the plushest of amenities, but with open views of Ice Fjord to the west and snow-bound mountains to the north, the setting wins hands down.
	www.romanticplaces.com /search/europe/norway.html (146 words)

	Norway maps from Omni Resources, world leader in map supply. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is a new hiking map covering the area between the lake Mjosa and the lake Randsfjorden and filling in the gap between the maps "Oslo Nordmark" in the south and "Jotunheimens fogard" in the north.
		This map covers an area in southwestern part of Norway from Lindeland in the south to Svartevassdammen in the north and from Lysefjorder with Kjærag in the west to Rosskreppfjorden in the east.
		The road network is clear and easy to read and the maps show main footpaths and a large amount of tourist information: recreational facilities, places of interest, various types of accommodation, etc. The atlas also includes street plans of 80 towns.
	www.omnimap.com /catalog/int/norway.htm (591 words)

	North Norway
		Finnmark is the northern most county where Norway swings eastwards; wide, deep fjords and open plains characterise the landscape.
		For many, North Cape is a major tourist centre; you cannot travel any farther north by car than the North Cape.
		Knut Hamsun, one of Norway´s most famous authors, used the Nordland coast as the setting for many of his novels.
	www.gonorway.no /go/landsdeler/northnorway.html (475 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Fishermen vent anger at nuclear waste
		Wedged between alpine mountains and choppy seas, far North of the Polar circle, a small fishing community is facing a new threat which they fear could put their entire existence at risk.
		For although the nuclear pollution of the North Sea is not visible to the naked eye, it can easily be traced back to its source, namely Sellafield, the nuclear waste reprocessing plant in Cumbria in the North West of England.
		The radioactive waste is carried north by the Gulf Stream to the Norwegian coast where it is accumulated in fish, shell fish and seaweed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/2941073.stm (1109 words)

	The North - Norway - visitnorway.com
		The West, The North, The South, Central Norway, The East,
		Finnmark was the site of one of the oldest settlements in Norway, the Komsa culture, which seems to date back to 8000 BC.
		North Norway has many cities, some of which bare the mark of reconstruction after WW II.
	www.visitnorway.com /templates/NTRarticle.aspx?id=41769 (573 words)

	Vacation in Norway - visitnorway.com
		North of Siberia, Canada and the most of Greenland is Svalbard – the final stop before reaching the North Pole.
		Only a day-trip away from Oslo and Bergen, and situated right on Norway’s longest fjord, the Sognefjord, picturesque Lærdal is the ideal choice for a fjord vacation.
		Gorgeous, genetically blessed Norway ranks among the upper echelons of the world’s not-to-be-missed destinations.
	www.visitnorway.com /templates/NTRlistingPage1.aspx?id=36389 (567 words)

	North-Norway craves an IKEA - Aftenposten.no (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Citizens in the north of Norway are feeling disadvantaged, and have started a petition to try and convince the firm to open an Arctic branch, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reports.
		IKEA's head of expansion in Norway, Ulf Blomquist, said he considered the campaign an honor, but admitted that building a major warehouse in northern Norway was unlikely.
		Norway condemns Israeli attacks on LebanonHoliday cabin boom spurs calls for state regulationForeign students forced to leave after graduationQueen of the fjords(Bildeserie)Meat producer fined for failure to withdraw productsWarmer weather on the wayPolar bear chased from airportOil prices surge to new recordGolfing in the snow(Bildeserie)Cruiseships send smog over scenic Geiranger Fjord
	www.aftenposten.no /english/local/article628126.ece (400 words)

	Norway
		Nearly 70% of Norway is uninhabitable and covered by mountains, glaciers, moors, and rivers.
		After 1442, Norway was ruled by Danish kings until 1814, when it was united with Sweden—although retaining a degree of independence and receiving a new constitution—in an uneasy partnership.
		Margaret Maid of Norway - Margaret Maid of Norway, 1283–90, queen of Scotland (1286–90), daughter of Eric II of...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107851.html (870 words)

	A virtual tour of Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In this tour we will guide you through Norway from south to north during all four seasons.
		A good way to see Norway is by using public transportation, not only do you help to save the environment, but you can see it from a different view than the traditional roads.
		If you are planning a trip to Norway and want to use Hurtigruta, you might want to look at this link wich contains a lot of information as well as the time schedule.
	www.engineering.ucsb.edu /~ansa/norway/tour (265 words)

	Norway
		While waiting for snow to melt in mountain areas, I would first visit lower-lying areas of Norway, such as the moors of Østerdal-Femund, the islands of North Norway, and the fjords of southwest Norway.
		Although the fisheries lie north of the Arctic Circle, the warm waters of the North Atlantic Drift (and Gulf Stream) carry rich plankton to feed the fish caught by the world's largest cod fishing fleet.
		Norway's Trollveggan or "Troll Wall" is the highest vertical overhang in Europe (3300 feet), part of the Trolltindane or "Troll Peaks".
	www.photoseek.com /norway.html#Jotunheimen (9255 words)

	Norway Hotels - Northland and the Far North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A trip to Nordland and the Far North of Norway is a trip of a lifetime.
		Spoil yourself with a night out in Norway’s party capital before heading northwards once more towards some of the most spectacular and untamed scenery anywhere in Europe.
		Marvel at the wonder of the aurora borealis, the famous Northern Lights, whose bewitching, ethereal dancing light spectaculars are truly humbling and a reminder once more of the ability of Norway to delight and enchant.
	www.norwayhotels.net /nordland.htm (416 words)

	Camping in the beautiful North of Norway
		This is a little, restful place in the North of Norway.
		Far away from the hustle of the city, you may spend your time at the sea, at the small lake,or in the mountain.
		We also have a little kiosk, and a small convenient-store is situated not more than 200 meters away.
	members.tripod.com /~janole/RS.HTM (319 words)

	Norway cruises - the Norwegian Coastal Voyage
		Unlike any other Norway cruises the Norwegian Coastal Voyage ships are combined cruise ships, working ships and public transport for the locals.
		Enjoy the winter in Norway, with scenic train rides, an exotic 4 nights Northern Lights cruise from Trondheim along the Arctic coast to Kirkenes, with an exiting dog sledding trip in Tromso and a spectacular excursion to the North Cape!
		Experience an exotic winter week in Norway; cruise from Bergen to the Arctic areas, with views of the spectacular Northern Lights by clear weather, overnight in Bergen, Tromso and Oslo.
	www.fjordtravel.no /norway_cruises.html (358 words)

	Birding in the Midnight Sun -- Finland & North Norway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		From Kuusamo we will head north across the Arctic Circle into Lapland, then head even further north onto Norway’s Varanger Peninsula to visit an offshore rookery.
		Because nightfall never comes at this time of year, the birds tend to be most active in what to humans are the wee hours of the morning.
		We plan to take advantage of the fact that as North Americans we will all be 6 to 9 hours off our normal time clocks, and we will adjust ourselves to "avian time" rather than normal human time in Finland.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/800.html (473 words)

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