Places to see in ( Freshwater - UK )
Places to see in ( Freshwater - UK )
Freshwater is a large village and civil parish at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. Freshwater Bay is a small cove on the south coast of the Island which also gives its name to the nearby part of Freshwater. Freshwater sits at the western end of the region known as the Back of the Wight or the West Wight which is a popular tourist area.
Freshwater is close to steep chalk cliffs. It was the birthplace of physicist Robert Hooke and was the home of Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson. Freshwater is famous for its geology and coastal rock formations that have resulted from centuries worth of coastal erosion. The Arch Rock was a well-known local landmark.
Freshwater's beach is very popular. It is mostly sandy but it is also covered in chalk from the nearby cliffs, which is frequently gathered by tourists as souvenirs. Freshwater features an excellent example of a surviving Victorian Beach hotel, The Albion. The Albion was built around the time Freshwater became popularised as a coastal resort, and is still popular today. However, the heavy storms which often lift rocks and other debris from the beach means that the building's exterior walls often have to be repainted, with cracks, chips and dents in the walls often being repaired too.
The hills above Freshwater are named after Tennyson. On the nearby Tennyson Down is a Cornish granite cross erected in 1897 in tribute to Tennyson, by the people of Freshwater, and other friends in England and America. There is also a hill in the area called 'Hooke Hill', named for Robert Hooke. All Saints' Church, Freshwater is one of the oldest churches on the Isle of Wight, and was listed in the Domesday survey of 1086.
Dimbola Lodge, the home of Julia Margaret Cameron and now a photographic museum, is in the village of Freshwater Bay, which is part of Freshwater. There is also a tearoom and bookstore. Tennyson's son, Hallam donated land for a new church in Freshwater Bay. Hallam's wife Audrey suggested that the church be named for St. Agnes. St. Agnes' Church, Freshwater was consecrated on 12 August 1908.
Freshwater was the site of the largest station on the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway that operated from 20 July 1889 to 21 September 1953. Freshwater is near the source of the Western Yar, a river whose estuary runs north to Yarmouth. Freshwater Marshes are a Site of Special Scientific Interest,
At the western end of Freshwater Bay on a bluff are the remains of Fort Redoubt, also known as Fort Freshwater or Freshwater Redoubt, a Palmerston Fort. Fort Redoubt was built in 1855-1856 to protect Freshwater Bay, and was in use until the early 20th century. It was sold by the military in 1928. Presently, part of it is a private residence, and other portions are being developed as holiday flats.
Freshwater is linked to other parts of the Island by Southern Vectis buses on route 7 and route 12 serving Totland, Yarmouth and Newport as well as intermediate villages. In the Summer, open top bus The Needles Tour and tourist service Island Coaster serve Freshwater Bay. Freshwater is on the Isle of Wight Coastal Path.
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Places to see in ( Freshwater - UK )
Places to see in ( Freshwater - UK )
Freshwater is a large village and civil parish at the western end of the Isle of Wight, England. Freshwater Bay is a small cove on the south coast of the Island which also gives its name to the nearby part of Freshwater. Freshwater sits at the western end of the region known as the Back of the Wight or the West Wight which is a popular tourist area.
Freshwater is close to steep chalk cliffs. It was the birthplace of physicist Robert Hooke and was the home of Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson. Freshwater is famous for its geology and coastal rock formations that have resulted from centuries worth of coastal erosion. The Arch Rock was a well-known local landmark.
Freshwater's beach is very popular. It is mostly sandy but it is also covered in chalk from the nearby cliffs, which is frequently gathered by tourists as souvenirs. Freshwater features an excellent example of a surviving Victorian Beach hotel, The Albion. The Albion was built around the time Freshwater became popularised as a coastal resort, and is still popular today. However, the heavy storms which often lift rocks and other debris from the beach means that the building's exterior walls often have to be repainted, with cracks, chips and dents in the walls often being repaired too.
The hills above Freshwater are named after Tennyson. On the nearby Tennyson Down is a Cornish granite cross erected in 1897 in tribute to Tennyson, by the people of Freshwater, and other friends in England and America. There is also a hill in the area called 'Hooke Hill', named for Robert Hooke. All Saints' Church, Freshwater is one of the oldest churches on the Isle of Wight, and was listed in the Domesday survey of 1086.
Dimbola Lodge, the home of Julia Margaret Cameron and now a photographic museum, is in the village of Freshwater Bay, which is part of Freshwater. There is also a tearoom and bookstore. Tennyson's son, Hallam donated land for a new church in Freshwater Bay. Hallam's wife Audrey suggested that the church be named for St. Agnes. St. Agnes' Church, Freshwater was consecrated on 12 August 1908.
Freshwater was the site of the largest station on the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway that operated from 20 July 1889 to 21 September 1953. Freshwater is near the source of the Western Yar, a river whose estuary runs north to Yarmouth. Freshwater Marshes are a Site of Special Scientific Interest,
At the western end of Freshwater Bay on a bluff are the remains of Fort Redoubt, also known as Fort Freshwater or Freshwater Redoubt, a Palmerston Fort. Fort Redoubt was built in 1855-1856 to protect Freshwater Bay, and was in use until the early 20th century. It was sold by the military in 1928. Presently, part of it is a private residence, and other portions are being developed as holiday flats.
Freshwater is linked to other parts of the Island by Southern Vectis buses on route 7 and route 12 serving Totland, Yarmouth and Newport as well as intermediate villages. In the Summer, open top bus The Needles Tour and tourist service Island Coaster serve Freshwater Bay. Freshwater is on the Isle of Wight Coastal Path.
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Summer Weekend in Cornwall, UK
Always looking for some sun and not willing to stay in London partying all bank holiday weekend. We've organised a little road trip to Cornwall instead.
AUGUST 26th-28th, 2017
For the whole week I was wondering where I was going to be for the bank holiday weekend. I didn't want to stay in London. I wanted to explore. The weather during the week at work felt miserable and I just wanted to get out from the city. I proposed the idea to my friend Aymeric. Soon, his girlfriend Emilie started to show interests and when we were at Aymeric's house party the weekend before, Gary told me he was good to drive anywhere for the weekend. I remember struggling to get a consensus from everyone during the week and until Thursday 24th 11pm, we still didn't book a place to stay. When I came back home that night from bouldering, I looked at my messages and see them all waking up: hey guys, are we going tomorrow or not?. So I jumped on the laptop and booked a hostel for the next night. We took the road from London to Cornwall after work and we arrived in Newquay around 1:30am.
The next day we woke up and headed to Falmouth to visit Pendennis Castle. This artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII is really interesting because it doesn't just show the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, but also how it was used to protect the coast from the Germans during the WW2. After the visit, we headed to Gylly Beach cafe to get brunch. Then we drove to Lizard point which is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack. The colour of the coast was beautiful, this is the part you see the cows in the video. After walking along the coast, we headed to Kynance Beach where we first tried to put our feet into the fresh water. Very fresh! When the sun started to set, we head back to Newquay and stopped near St Agnes, more specifically at the Chapel Porth beach and we walked up to find Towanroath shaft pumping engine ruins, part of the Wheal Coates, a former tin mine. We enjoyed a last-minute picnic while watching the sunset.
When we woke up the day after, we headed to St Michael's mount. Which looks like a miniature version of the French monument in Brittany that has the same name. Aymeric comes from Brittany and was really amazed about the replica. When we arrived Marazion, we had brunch at this very nice Chapel Rock cafe. We found a free table upstairs that had an amazing view of St Michael mount. After eating, the tide made the sea level going enough down for us to cross to go visit St Michael's mount. Later we headed our way to Porthcurno to Visit the Minack theater, an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea. Unfortunately, I didn't put any footage from it in my video, I didn't think it was safe to take my drone out there anyway and the GoPro videos from it are full of tourists. The beaches nearby, Porthcurno beach, looked incredible, like paradise in the UK. Although it was a bit crowded and I had in mind another beach nearby much less known by tourist. Although I didn't know if it was accessible, the group followed my lead and we started to walk on a path, after walking for a little bit, we started to hear the sound of waves and very soon, a beautiful small and almost empty beach was in front of us. There we swam for maybe 45min. Don't get me wrong, the water was freezing, but the waves were so much fun. Aymeric and I were doing body surfing. I really wish I had a bodyboard though... After the swim and some tanning made in the UK, we drove to Land's end, the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England. We started to get some sunset feeling there, but we decided to drive to Goderevy lighthouse for our last sunset in Cornwall. And it was worth it.
That was our last minute weekend road trip in Cornwall. Tell me what you think of it, what you life and dislike in this video. Ask me anything about our trip. If you're planning on going to Cornwall for a weekend, the text above should help you to get a starting point on where to go and what to visit. I hope you like the video. Subscribe for more...
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ILAVALAI HENRICIAN CHARITY UK 2015
Henrician UK Charitable Alumni Association Dinner & Dance Banquet took place on 24th October 2015 at Thistle Hotel Heathrow. More than 160 guests attended and made the inauguration event wonderful and memorable. Chief Guest Dr Raj Chandran, with many Guest of Honours along with several Jaffna OBA & OGA members spectacularly enlightened this major event.
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Traction Engines 1990's Cornwall
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2 degrés avant la fin du monde - #DATAGUEULE
Le changement climatique, l'impuissance de l'ONU, les noeuds dans notre cerveau pour changer de modèle et rendre notre Terre plus vivable...Tout ça en data, interview, graphisme et reportage, ça valait bien 90 minutes de #Datagueule spécial
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0:00 Crédits
0:07 En mode Mozinor
1:31 Début
6:57 Gilles Boeuf - Biologiste
10:37 Jose Luis Zambonino - Biologiste Ifremer
13:06 Jean Jouzel - GIEC
14:10 G. W. Bush - Pdt US 2004-2008
23:39 Lucile Martens - Chercheuse
24:22 “C’est clair?!”
26:46 Laurent Fabius - Pdt de conf. COP21 France
28:35 Pascal Canfin - Conseiller WRI
32:45 Anabella Rosemberg - Conf. Syndicale Internale
32:55 Jean-François Juilliard - Greenpeace France
34:09 Armelle Le Comte - Oxfam France
34:41 “Sorry…!”
37:50 Al Gore - Pdt US 1993-2001
40:42 Agnes Sinaï - Journaliste
42:19 Mr Poulpe - Pub
44:26 Dominique Bourg - Philosophe Lausanne
50:36 Etienne Koechlin - Inserm
53:26 Mr Poulpe - Témoignage
57:09 François Taddeï - Enseignant chercheur
1:02:08 Jean-François Caron - Maire de Loos-en-Gohelle
1:04:11 *Salut Michel!
1:04:24 Pierre Damageux - Agriculteur Bio Loos-en-Gohelle
1:05:10 Christian Traisnel - Drt CD2E
1:05:46 Remi Chimot - Anim. ‘Chaîne des Terrils’
1:07:26 *Apéro?!
1:07:35 Jocelyne Niemiec - Habit. Loos-en-Gohelle
1:07:59 “Allez j’y vais!”
1:08:47 Romain Felli - Enseignant chercheur Genève
1:13:11 Razmig Keucheyan - Sociologue
1:18:36 Vendant Shiva - Philosophe Inde
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2012 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season was extremely active, tied with 1887, 1995, 2010, and 2011 for having the third-most named storms on record. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally delimit the period during each year in which most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic Ocean. However, Alberto, the first system of the year, developed on May 19 – the earliest date of formation since Tropical Storm Ana in 2003. A second tropical cyclone, Beryl, developed later that month. This was the first occurrence of two pre-season named storms in the Atlantic basin since 1908. It moved ashore in North Florida on May 29 with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h), making it the strongest pre-season storm to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. Tropical Storm Debby in June became the earliest fourth named storm, surpassing the record of July 5 set by Hurricane Dennis of 2005. Another record was set by Hurricane Nadine later in the season; the system became the fourth-longest-lived tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic, with a total duration of 22.25 days. The final storm to form, Tony, dissipated on October 25 – however, Hurricane Sandy, which formed before Tony, became extratropical on October 29.
Pre-season forecasts by the Colorado State University (CSU) called for a below average season, with 10 named storms, 4 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its first outlook on May 24, predicting a total of 9–15 named storms, 4–8 hurricanes, and 1–3 major hurricanes; both agencies noted the possibility of an El Niño, which limits tropical cyclone activity. Following two pre-season storms, the CSU updated their forecast to 13 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes, while the NOAA upped their forecast numbers to 12–17 named storms, 5–8 hurricanes, and 2–3 major hurricanes on August 9. Despite this, activity far surpassed the predictions.
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Unlikely Allies: Partners in Progress #SkollWF 2017
Often, successful partnerships are bold; where unexpected allies form across a deep divide. What are strategies for working towards peace and progress with unlikely partners? Journalists Adrien Sindayigaya and Agnes Nindorera reached across Burundi’s ethnic divide at the height of the civil war to establish the first multi-ethnic-staffed radio outlet in the region, credited by John Kerry with helping to prevent genocide. Abigail Disney, activist and filmmaker, partnered with Reverend Rob Schenck, evangelical minister and pro-life leader, to advocate for gun control, while documenting the process.
Shamil Idriss - Moderator
President & CEO, Search for Common Ground
Rob Schenck - Speaker
President, The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute
Abigail Disney - Speaker
President, Fork Films
Adrien Sindayigaya - Speaker
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Agnes Nindorera - Speaker
Journalist, Burundi Women Journalists Association
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President & CEO, Search for Common Ground
Changemakers from around the globe and across all sectors gather each year in Oxford, England for the Skoll World Forum to share new ideas, new perspectives, and ultimately, new relationships built on trust and a mutual desire for human progress. Over the span of one week, this community tackles the thorniest challenges through the lens of social entrepreneurship. With their drive, creativity, and leadership, these innovators work tirelessly to create equilibrium change towards a more just, sustainable and prosperous world.
The Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship is the premier international platform for advancing entrepreneurial approaches and solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Our mission is to accelerate the impact of the world's leading social entrepreneurs by uniting them with essential partners in a collaborative pursuit of learning, leverage and large-scale social change.
Each year, nearly 1,000 of the world’s most influential social entrepreneurs, key thought leaders and strategic partners gather at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School to exchange ideas, solutions and information.
Timeline of women in science | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:46 1 Ancient history
00:02:15 2 Middle Ages
00:04:05 3 16th century
00:05:21 4 17th century
00:08:32 5 18th century
00:15:16 6 Early 19th century
00:20:49 7 Late 19th century
00:30:49 8 Early 20th century
00:30:59 8.1 1900s
00:36:28 8.2 1910s
00:41:27 8.3 1920s
00:44:41 8.4 1930s
00:48:44 8.5 1940s
00:52:58 9 Late 20th century
00:53:09 9.1 1950s
00:58:32 9.2 1960s
01:03:35 9.3 1970s
01:07:35 9.4 1980s
01:10:29 9.5 1990s
01:13:56 10 21st century
01:24:14 11 See also
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This is a timeline of women in science, spanning from ancient history up to the 21st century. While the timeline primarily focuses on women involved with natural sciences such as astronomy, biology, chemistry and physics, it also includes women from the social sciences (e.g. sociology, psychology) and the formal sciences (e.g. mathematics, computer science), as well as notable science educators and medical scientists. The chronological events listed in the timeline relate to both scientific achievements and gender equality within the sciences.
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Memphis is located along the Mississippi River in southwestern Tennessee. The estimated city population in 2017 was 652,236, with a 2017 metropolitan population of 1,348,260 including adjacent suburbs and counties as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. The city is considered the anchor of West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas and Mississippi. Memphis is the seat of Shelby County, the most populous county in Tennessee. As one of the most historic and cultural cities of the southern United States, the city features a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods.
The land of present day Memphis was first discovered by Spanish conquistador Hernando DeSoto in 1541 with his expedition into the New World. The high bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississippi would then be contested between the Spanish, French, and the English as Memphis took shape. Modern Memphis was founded in 1819 by three prominent Americans: John Overton, James Winchester, and future president Andrew Jackson.Memphis grew into one of the largest cities of the Antebellum South as a market for agricultural goods, natural resources like lumber, and the American slave trade. After the American Civil War and the end of slavery, the city experienced even faster growth into the 20th century as it became among the largest world markets for cotton and lumber.
Home to Tennessee's largest African-American population, Memphis played a prominent role in the American civil rights movement and was the site of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1968 assassination. The city now hosts the National Civil Rights Museum—a Smithsonian affiliate institution. Since the civil rights era, Memphis has grown to become one of the nation's leading commercial centers in transportation and logistics. The city's largest employer is the multinational courier corporation FedEx, which maintains its global air hub at Memphis International Airport, making it the second-busiest cargo airport in the world.
Today, Memphis is a regional center for commerce, education, media, art, and entertainment. The city has long had a prominent music scene, with historic blues clubs on Beale Street originating the unique Memphis blues sound during early 20th century. The city's music has continued to be shaped by a multi-cultural mix of influences across the blues, country, rock n' roll, soul, and hip-hop genres. Memphis barbecue has achieved international prominence, and the city hosts the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, which attracts over 100,000 visitors to the city annually.
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John Fitzgerald Jack Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. He served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his presidency dealt with managing relations with the Soviet Union. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prior to becoming president.
Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the second child of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Kennedy. He graduated from Harvard University in 1940 and joined the U.S. Naval Reserve the following year. During World War II, he commanded a series of PT boats in the Pacific theater and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his service. After the war, Kennedy represented the 11th congressional district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate and served as the junior Senator from Massachusetts from 1953 to 1960. While in the Senate, he published his book entitled Profiles in Courage, which won a Pulitzer Prize for Biography. In the 1960 presidential election, Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon, who was the incumbent vice president. At age 43, he became the second-youngest man to serve as president (after Theodore Roosevelt), the youngest man to be elected as U.S. president as well as being the first (and only) Roman Catholic to occupy that office.
Kennedy's time in office was marked by high tensions with communist states in the Cold War. He increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam by a factor of 18 over President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In April 1961, he authorized a failed joint-CIA attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. He subsequently rejected Operation Northwoods plans by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to orchestrate false flag attacks on American soil in order to gain public approval for a war against Cuba. In October 1962, U.S. spy planes discovered that Soviet missile bases had been deployed in Cuba; the resulting period of tensions, termed the Cuban Missile Crisis, nearly resulted in the breakout of a global thermonuclear conflict. Domestically, Kennedy presided over the establishment of the Peace Corps and supported the civil rights movement, but he was largely unsuccessful in passing his New Frontier domestic policies.
On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the state crime, but he was never prosecuted due to his murder by Jack Ruby two days later; Ruby was sentenced to death and died while the sentence was on appeal in 1967. Pursuant to the Presidential Succession Act, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president later that day. Both the FBI and the Warren Commission officially concluded that Oswald had acted alone in the assassination, but various groups challenged the findings of the Warren Report and believed that Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy. After Kennedy's death, Congress enacted many of his proposals, including the Civil Rights and the Revenue Acts of 1964. Kennedy continues to rank highly in historians' polls of U.S. presidents and with the general public. His average approval rating of 70% is the highest of any president in Gallup's history of systematically measuring job approval.
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00:04:23 1 Etymology
00:08:12 2 History
00:08:21 2.1 Prehistory
00:10:44 2.2 Bronze Age
00:12:14 2.3 Iron Age
00:13:51 2.4 Migration period
00:15:35 2.5 Viking Age
00:18:26 2.6 Civil war and Norway at its greatest extent
00:22:14 2.7 Kalmar Union
00:24:54 2.8 Union with Denmark
00:27:02 2.9 Union with Sweden
00:32:30 2.10 Dissolution of the union
00:33:48 2.11 First and Second World Wars
00:38:00 2.12 Post-World War II history
00:41:37 3 Geography
00:45:58 3.1 Climate
00:49:23 3.2 Biodiversity
00:51:31 3.3 Environment
00:52:30 4 Politics and government
00:59:10 4.1 Administrative divisions
01:00:55 4.2 Largest cities
01:01:03 4.3 Judicial system and law enforcement
01:03:58 4.4 Foreign relations
01:05:40 4.5 Military
01:07:07 5 Economy
01:11:55 5.1 Resources
01:17:33 5.2 Transport
01:21:36 6 Demographics
01:21:45 6.1 Languages
01:25:39 6.2 Population
01:28:29 6.3 Migration
01:31:08 6.4 Religion
01:38:28 6.5 Health
01:39:49 6.6 Education
01:40:39 7 Culture
01:41:17 7.1 Human rights
01:44:02 7.2 Cinema
01:45:58 7.3 Music
01:49:29 7.4 Literature
01:52:48 7.5 Research
01:54:08 7.6 Architecture
01:56:22 7.7 Art
01:57:44 7.8 Cuisine
01:58:47 7.9 Sports
02:01:41 8 International rankings
02:02:00 9 See also
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Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,312,300 (as of August 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden. Norway was neutral during the first World War. Norway remained neutral until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Germany until the end of World War II.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system, and its ...
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00:04:24 1 Etymology
00:08:16 2 History
00:08:24 2.1 Prehistory
00:10:47 2.2 Bronze Age
00:12:18 2.3 Iron Age
00:13:56 2.4 Migration period
00:15:40 2.5 Viking Age
00:18:32 2.6 Civil war and Norway at its greatest extent
00:22:21 2.7 Kalmar Union
00:25:01 2.8 Union with Denmark
00:27:10 2.9 Union with Sweden
00:32:41 2.10 Dissolution of the union
00:34:00 2.11 First and Second World Wars
00:38:14 2.12 Post-World War II history
00:41:51 3 Geography
00:46:15 3.1 Climate
00:49:40 3.2 Biodiversity
00:51:49 3.3 Environment
00:52:48 4 Politics and government
00:59:29 4.1 Administrative divisions
01:01:14 4.2 Largest cities
01:01:23 4.3 Judicial system and law enforcement
01:04:17 4.4 Foreign relations
01:06:00 4.5 Military
01:07:27 5 Economy
01:12:16 5.1 Resources
01:17:56 5.2 Transport
01:21:59 6 Demographics
01:22:08 6.1 Languages
01:26:03 6.2 Population
01:28:54 6.3 Migration
01:31:34 6.4 Religion
01:38:57 6.5 Health
01:40:18 6.6 Education
01:41:07 7 Culture
01:41:46 7.1 Human rights
01:44:31 7.2 Cinema
01:46:28 7.3 Music
01:50:00 7.4 Literature
01:53:20 7.5 Research
01:54:40 7.6 Architecture
01:56:54 7.7 Art
01:58:16 7.8 Cuisine
01:59:20 7.9 Sports
02:02:14 8 International rankings
02:02:34 9 See also
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Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,312,300 (as of August 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden. Norway was neutral during the first World War. Norway remained neutral until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Germany until the end of World War II.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive s ...
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Norway
00:04:23 1 Etymology
00:08:12 2 History
00:08:21 2.1 Prehistory
00:10:44 2.2 Bronze Age
00:12:14 2.3 Iron Age
00:13:51 2.4 Migration period
00:15:35 2.5 Viking Age
00:18:26 2.6 Civil war and Norway at its greatest extent
00:22:14 2.7 Kalmar Union
00:24:54 2.8 Union with Denmark
00:27:02 2.9 Union with Sweden
00:32:30 2.10 Dissolution of the union
00:33:48 2.11 First and Second World Wars
00:38:00 2.12 Post-World War II history
00:41:37 3 Geography
00:45:58 3.1 Climate
00:49:23 3.2 Biodiversity
00:51:31 3.3 Environment
00:52:30 4 Politics and government
00:59:10 4.1 Administrative divisions
01:00:55 4.2 Largest cities
01:01:03 4.3 Judicial system and law enforcement
01:03:58 4.4 Foreign relations
01:05:40 4.5 Military
01:07:07 5 Economy
01:11:55 5.1 Resources
01:17:33 5.2 Transport
01:21:36 6 Demographics
01:21:45 6.1 Languages
01:25:39 6.2 Population
01:28:29 6.3 Migration
01:31:08 6.4 Religion
01:38:28 6.5 Health
01:39:49 6.6 Education
01:40:39 7 Culture
01:41:17 7.1 Human rights
01:44:02 7.2 Cinema
01:45:58 7.3 Music
01:49:29 7.4 Literature
01:52:48 7.5 Research
01:54:08 7.6 Architecture
01:56:22 7.7 Art
01:57:44 7.8 Cuisine
01:58:47 7.9 Sports
02:01:41 8 International rankings
02:02:00 9 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through:
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,312,300 (as of August 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden. Norway was neutral during the first World War. Norway remained neutral until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Germany until the end of World War II.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system, and its ...
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Norway
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Norway (Norwegian: Norge (Bokmål) or Noreg (Nynorsk); Northern Sami: Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.
Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres (148,747 sq mi) and a population of 5,312,300 (as of August 2018). The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden (1,619 km or 1,006 mi long). Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.
King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway. Erna Solberg became prime minister in 2013 and was reelected in September 2017. Erna Solberg replaced Jens Stoltenberg who was the prime minister between 2000 and 2001 and 2005–2013. A unitary sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution. The kingdom was established as a merger of a large number of petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,145 years, and the list of Norwegian monarchs includes over sixty kings and earls. From 1537 to 1814, Norway was a part of the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden. Norway was neutral during the first World War. Norway remained neutral until April 1940 when the country was invaded and occupied by Germany until the end of World War II.
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the European Union and the United States. Norway is a founding member of the United Nations, NATO, the European Free Trade Association, the Council of Europe, the Antarctic Treaty, and the Nordic Council; a member of the European Economic Area, the WTO, and the OECD; and a part of the Schengen Area.
Norway maintains the Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system, and its values are rooted in egalitarian ideals. The Norwegian state has large ownership positions in key industrial sectors, having extensive reserves of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, and fresh water. The petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). On a per-capita basis, Norway is the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas outside of the Middle East.The country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIA's GDP (PPP) per capita list (2015 estimate) which includes autonomous territories and regions, Norway ranks as number eleven. It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, with a value of USD 1 trillion. Norway has had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world since 2009, a position also held previously between 2001 and 2006. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking. Norway ranked first on the World Happiness Report for 2017 and currently ranks first on the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity, and the Democracy Index. Norway has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.