Norway

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of 1,619 km. It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea.

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Norway’s Ambitious Plan to Store Carbon Dioxide in the North Sea |

Meteorite enters Earths atmosphere from space at 15km a second near the Arctic Ocean Longyearbyen, Norway

If we can't untangle this mess, Norway's blue industry will never be green

Alarming Shrinkage of Norway’s Ålfotbreen Glacier – “Cannot Survive the Current Climate”

Goodbye sun: What it's like to experience the polar night along Norway's rugged coastline

Norway’s Deep-Sea Mining Decision Is a Warning

Aurora hunting: What it's like to chase the northern lights along Norway's dramatic coastline

1,300-Year-Old Ship Burial Unearthed in Norway

Twists of Nature: Spectacular Swirls in the Sky and Sea Around Norway’s Remote Bear Island

Europe's 1st continental spaceport is open for business in Norway

On Nov 2nd, Europe's first and only operational launch port for satellites officially opened on Andøya and brought Norway into the New Space Age

Ancient Arrow Is Among Artifacts to Emerge From Norway’s Melting Ice

Archaeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years

A controversial research project in Norway on whales' hearing was suspended after a whale drowned, researchers said on Wednesday, as activists slammed the "cruel and pointless" experiments

Sweden launches research rocket, accidentally hits Norway

World's Oldest Runestone Uncovered in Norway Spells Out a Mysterious Word

Meet a medieval woman named 'Tora' who lived 800 years ago in Norway

Medieval shipwreck discovered in Norway during hunt for WWII ammunitions

Another meteor over southern Norway tonight

23 meteors in a cluster spotted over Norway