there are fjords, tall mountain peaks, northern lights and midnight sun. There are uniquely Norwegian Stave Churches, UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Travel back in time and learn about Norway's rich ...

But a glance at a map or a set of nautical charts makes ... seashore grew by some 11,000 miles. If you hammered Norway’s 63,000 miles of fjords, bays, and island shores into a single line ...

Looking at Norway on the map, you could imagine that Thor took his ... In fact, its 63,962 miles, incorporating 50,000 islands and 1,190 fjords, was created by Ice Age glaciers, making it the ...

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