Arnøya Norge
Arnoya Norway
Arnøya is part of the municipality Skjervøy, Troms. The municipality consists of several islands which are Arnøya, Kågen, Laukøy, Uløya and Skervøya which is also a Community Centre and home to appr 2,300 people, total population on the islands is apr 3000.
Population of this island is appr 360 in size of 276 km2, provided with frequent ferry service and it takes about 30 minutes to get here. Large ferry is suitable for all types of vehicles, but there's another alternative to get here aswell.
Tromsø Skervøy route operated speed boat (no cars) gives another possibility to access the island. The journey takes appr 2 hours and is filled with breathtaking scenery. The road circulating the island Arnøya is 75 km long with regular bus transport, taxis and fuel distribution points, two stores/mail and accommodation.
Four of island's villages (Lauksletta, Arnøyhamn, Akkarvik Årviksanden) are vibrant and year round inhabited. Rest of the villages are mainly used during holidays, eg the island's northern coast, Nord-Rekvika.
Oslo City 3 (Akershus Fortress)
Akershus Fortress (Norwegian: Akershus Festning) or Akershus Castle (Norwegian: Akershus slott) is a medieval castle that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for Oslo, the capital of Norway. The castle has also been used as a military base, a prison and is currently the temporary seat of the Prime minister of Norway. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Visiting Akershus Fortress (Akershus Festning) in Oslo, Norway
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I walked through and explored Akershus Fortress (Akershus Festning) in Oslo, Norway. I was able to see the castle, the old walls, and the views of the rest of the city. Shot in June 2017.
Flekkefjord 180 degrees
Flekkefjord is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.
The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.
Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the geographical region Sørlandet. The municipality is bounded by Sokndal and Lund in Rogaland county to the west, by Sirdal to the north, and by Kvinesdal to the east.
The municipal center lies near European highway E39, approximately midway between Kristiansand and Stavanger. In addition there are population centers at Sira, Gyland, Rasvåg, and Kirkehavn.
Kvinnherad, Norway (Skorpo, Uskedal, Folgefonna) - September 2018
This was my first time in Norway, and it is hard to find the words to describe my experience. I got to stay on a remote island in the province of Kvinnherad with an incredible family who live on an island where they among the many things they do is milk cows, harvest honey, and build and repair boats - the old fashioned way.
The land that was once home to the vikings, whose feats become all that more impressive when you see the scale of the Norwegian landscape, I got to experience long hikes filled with life changing conversations about life and the importance of family, and help out in daily chores. I got to go fishing on the sea, and share in the feast afterwards, which with the help of some strong cider lead to some attempts at a cross language jam session.
Everywhere you look was like out of fairytale. There were fjords, and rainbows. Marshes filled with mushrooms, and rain. Lots, and Lots of Rain. Travel tip number one for Norway, is make sure you pack for the weather.
Bob Dylan - Girl from the North Country (Cover)
Alta, Norway
Alta is the most populated municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alta. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Kåfjord, Komagfjord, Kvenvik, Langfjordbotn, Leirbotn, Rafsbotn, Talvik, and Tverrelvdalen.
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Harvard CGBC 2015 Fall Conference Sustainability in Scandinavia: Karolina Keyzer
Fall in a Hedda Hytte, Hedalen.
Colors of fall in a Hedda Hytte, Hedalen in Norway.
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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 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.
Driving from Sarpsborg to Moss on a lovely April evening
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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
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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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
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.
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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 s ...
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SUMMARY
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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 5,302,778 (as of April 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, and from 1814 to 1905, it was in a personal union with the Kingdom of Sweden.
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.
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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 ...