Norway: Norway Geography Profile 2012
2012/03/22
Norway Geography Profile 2012
Water
Climate
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
62 00 N, 10 00 E
Europe
slightly larger than New Mexico
2,542 km
temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast
glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower
rockslides, avalanches
water pollution; acid rain damaging forests and adversely affecting lakes, threatening fish stocks; air pollution from vehicle emissions
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
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