(Encyclopedia) NordfjordNordfjordnôrˈfyôrˌ, n&oobreve;rˈfy&oobreve;rˌ [key], inlet, c.50 mi (80 km) long, Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. To the south, between Nordfjord and Sognafjord, is…
(Encyclopedia) Ålesund
Ålesund
ôˈləs&oobreve;n
[key], city, Møre og Romsdal county, W Norway, on 3 islands in the Atlantic Ocean at
the mouth of the Storfjord. It is a…
(Encyclopedia) StorfjordStorfjordstôrˈfyôrˌ [key], deep inlet of the Norwegian Sea, c.70 mi (110 km) long, Møre og Romsdal co., SW Norway. A scenic area with sheer cliffs and high waterfalls,…
(Encyclopedia) JostedalsbreenJostedalsbreenyôˈstədälsbrāˌən [key], largest glacier of the European mainland, 315 sq mi (816 sq km), Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. Located W of the Jotunheimen Mts…
(Encyclopedia) KristiansundKristiansundkrĭstyäns&oobreve;nˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 17,098), Møre og Romsdal co., W Norway, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the site of a large trawler fleet…
(Encyclopedia) Hogue, LaHogue, Lalä ôg [key], or La HougueHogue, Lalä &oomacr;g [key], cape on the northeast coast of the Cotentin peninsula, France, on the English Channel. Off the cape, during…
(Encyclopedia) Stephansson, Stephan GuðmunðssonStephansson, Stephan Guðmunðssonstĕfˈän güᵺˈmünᵺs-sŏn stĕfˈäns-sŏn [key], 1853–1927, Icelandic novelist and poet. In 1873, Stephansson emigrated to the…
(Encyclopedia) SognafjordenSognafjordensôngˈnəfyôrˌdən [key], or Sogne Fjord, inlet of the Norwegian Sea, SW Norway, in Sogn og Fjordane co. Extending c.110 mi (180 km) inland and reaching a depth of…
(Encyclopedia) RomsdalenRomsdalenr&oomacr;msˈdälˌĕn [key], valley, c.60 mi (100 km) long, in Møre og Romsdal co., SW Norway, flanked by the mountains of Dovrefjell. It is an ancient passage from…
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