Norvegia: TravelGuide

Located at the extremely western of the Scandinavian peninsula, Norway covers a global surface of 386.958 km including the archipelago of Svalbard (61 500 km ), in 900 km of the North Pole, and the island offshore Jan Mayen of Greenland. (France: 549.000 km ). The country counts 2642 km of... Altro

Located at the extremely western of the Scandinavian peninsula, Norway covers a global surface of 386.958 km ² including the archipelago of Svalbard (61 500 km ²), in 900 km of the North Pole, and the island offshore Jan Mayen of Greenland. (France: 549.000 km ²). The country counts 2642 km of common border with respectively, Sweden (1619 km), Finland (727 km) and Russia (196 km). If Norway extends over 1750 km, its widest part(party), on the other hand, runs(roams) only on 420 km, from east to west. The essentially mountainous and bumped relief (Galdhöppingen peaks in 2469 meters) makes the ground communications often difficult, in particular in the region of the western fjords. The vegetation is the one of a moderate or subarctic climate according to the latitude and the forest represents near the quarter of the territory.Climate The climate shows itself relatively moderated in the neighborhood of coast(ribs) up to the polar circle, then colder and rougher inside lands and in the North of the territory. The Norwegian coast(ribs), bathed by the Gulf Stream and swept(annihilated) by the winds of the southwest, enjoys an oceanic climate the summer, characterized by relatively moderated winters. In islands Lofoten, sheeps(muttons) graze almost all year long. In Troms and Finnmark, extremely north of the country, on the other hand, temperatures can lower(dim) until 50 ° in winter, and to Vard ö, bathed by the Barents Sea, the thermometer rarely rises until 12 °. It happens however that the fjords of the South are frozen while the coast(ribs) of Finnmark remains free of ice(mirror,ice cream). Main cities A) OSLO APPELÉE CHRISTIE between 1624 and 1925, the city account 500 000 inhabitants (750.000 in the town(conglomeration)). Very vast municipality(Commune) (454 km2), she(it) is situated at the bottom of a fjord and surrounded with slightly raised(slightly brought up) woody hills. Based(established) in 1048, Oslo is the residence of the royal family, the government, the Parliament and the Supreme Court. It is at once(at the same time) a commercial, industrial city(estate) and the most important port(bearing) of the country. The university of Oslo, based(established) in 1813, is the most the former(ancient) the and the most important of Norway. She(it) offers the widest choice of studies and diplomas of the country. B) BERGEN The second city of Norway ( 250.000 inhabitants), the former(ancient) city(estate) of the trading and maritime Hanse based(established) in 1070, is also the cultural center of western Norway with an important university. An international festival takes place there in May / June. The city is endowed with a particularly rainy climate. Former(ancient) picturesque docks, coastal neighborhood and fjord considered. C) TRONDHEIM Based(Established) in 997 under the name of Nidaros, the city account 150.000 inhabitants. Capital of Norway until 1380 and main catholic city until the reformation. Norwegian kings are crowned in his(her,its) cathedral. Port(bearing), important shopping and industrial mall. Ecole polytechnique. D) Cosmopolitan STAVANGER port(bearing) about 100.000 inhabitants, Stavanger is the center of the activities bound(connected) to the oil exploitation(operation) in the North Sea. The second French community of Norway (Total). Shipbuildings. E) TROMSO In this most vast municipality(Commune) of Norway, 58.000 inhabitants are divided a surface of 2558 km2 (the equivalent of the Luxembourg). Troms ö is the port of departure of numerous arctic expeditions(shippings) and his(her) university (in medical dominant) is the most northern of the world. The economique activity is very marked by the export of fishes and furs. Meno