Boats in Norwey

Norway is a kingdom in northern Europe, which, together with Sweden and Finland forms the Scandinavian Peninsula, which in itself, added to Denmark, comprises Scandinavia. Norway occupies the easternmost part, and its territory also includes the islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Norway is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by Russia, Finland and Sweden, to the south by the Skaggerak Sea (which separates it from Denmark), and to the west by the North Sea. Norway has 2.735 km of coastline marked by its characteristic fiords. Most of these are between 80 and 100 km long, and are often very deep and surrounded by cliffs. The largest part of Norway lies below the Arctic Circle and the scenery is rather austere. Nevertheless in the south it transforms into woodland with many lakes and rivers. Sailing through the fiords is a tremendous experience.

A visit to Norway should include the capital, Oslo, where one finds the Royal Palace, the City Hall, Vigeland Park, the Viking Ship Museum, the markets of the port zone, the paintings of Edward Munch, and the nearby ski jumps at Holmenkollen. The city of Bergen is a World Heritage site, and Trondheim is another point of tourist interest, with the impressive Cathedral of Nidaros and the small houses along the banks of the river Nidelva.

Norway’s climate is rather cold; not surprising if one bears in mind that a third of the country is in the Arctic zone, and that a great part of the land is over 300 metres above sea level. Nonetheless, Norway is favoured climatologically by the influence of the Gulf Stream, and of the air currents from the south and southwest, which help to protect against the cold currents from the North Pole.