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Bondevik, Kjell Magne
(Encyclopedia)Bondevik, Kjell Magne khyĕl mägənə bōnˈdəvēk [key], 1947–, Norwegian political leader, b. Molde. He studied at the Norway's Free Faculty of Theology and was ordained a Lutheran minister in 1...Barents Sea
(Encyclopedia)Barents Sea, arm of the Arctic Ocean, N of Norway and European Russia, partially enclosed by Franz Josef Land on the north, Novaya Zemlya on the east, and Svalbard on the west. Its waters are warmed b...Glomma
(Encyclopedia)Glomma, river: see Glåma, river, Norway. ...Nordkapp
(Encyclopedia)Nordkapp, promontory: see North Cape, Norway. ...Naze, the
(Encyclopedia)Naze, the, cape: see Lindesnes, Norway. ...West Spitsbergen
(Encyclopedia)West Spitsbergen, island: see Spitsbergen, Norway. ...Tenojoki
(Encyclopedia)Tenojoki, river: see Tanaelv, Norway-Finland. ...European Free Trade Association
(Encyclopedia)European Free Trade Association (EFTA), customs union and trading bloc; its current members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. EFTA was established in 1960 by Austria, Denmark, Great...Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules
(Encyclopedia)Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules: see Charles XIVNorway. ...Oslo
(Encyclopedia)Oslo äzˈlō, äsˈ–, Nor. o͝osˈlo͝o [key], city (1995 pop. 482,555), capital of Norway, of Akershus co., and of Oslo co. (175 sq mi/453 sq km), SE Norway, at the head of the Oslofjord (a deep i...Browse by Subject
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