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Hardangerfjord

(Encyclopedia)Hardangerfjord härdängˈərfyôrˈ [key], second largest fjord of Norway, penetrating 114 mi (183 km) from the Atlantic Ocean into Hordaland co., SW Norway. A southern branch, the Sørfjord, cleaves...

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...

Nordkapp

(Encyclopedia)Nordkapp, promontory: see North Cape, Norway. ...

Naze, the

(Encyclopedia)Naze, the, cape: see Lindesnes, Norway. ...

Tenojoki

(Encyclopedia)Tenojoki, river: see Tanaelv, Norway-Finland. ...

Glomma

(Encyclopedia)Glomma, river: see Glåma, river, Norway. ...

West Spitsbergen

(Encyclopedia)West Spitsbergen, island: see Spitsbergen, Norway. ...

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...