Norway: Geography#
| Location | Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 62 00 N, 10 00 E 62.0,10.0 |
| Area | total: 323,802 sq km land: 304,282 sq km water: 19,520 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 323802 DBpedia: 385183 Geoname: 324220 Infoplease: 324220 Britannica: 385186 Wolfram: 323802 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,542 km border countries: Finland 727 km, Sweden 1,619 km, Russia 196 km |
| Coastline | 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m highest point: Galdhopiggen 2,469 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Galdhøpiggen 2469 m; Glittertind 2464 m; Store Skagastølstind 2405 m; Store Styggedalstinden 2387 m; Skarstind 2373 m According to Geonames: Galdhøpiggen 2469 m; Glittertinden 2452 m; Hurrungane 2405 m; Snøhetta 2286 m; Rondslottet 2178 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north |
| Natural Hazards | rockslides, avalanches volcanism: Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea is the country's only active volcano |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 2.52% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 97.46% (2011) |
| Climate | temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast |
| Irrigated Land | 1,149 sq km (2007) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 382 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | water pollution; acid rain damaging forests and adversely affecting lakes, threatening fish stocks; air pollution from vehicle emissions |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Oslo; Bergen; Trondheim; Stavanger; Kristiansand According to Geonames: Oslo; Bergen; Trondheim; Stavanger; Drammen Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | about two-thirds mountains; some 50,000 islands off its much-indented coastline; strategic location adjacent to sea lanes and air routes in North Atlantic; one of the most rugged and longest coastlines in the world Important Rivers Important Lakes |