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North Cape Norway Map

editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:35:00 +0000

County: Finnmark fylke. ACCESS. By car, leaving Tromso, Road 6 at first runs close to the coast for most of the time, passes through Alta and comes to Olderfjord: from there, Road 95 runs up the Porsanger peninsula to Kafjord, from which there is a car ferry (f hour; 6-11 times daily, according to season) to Honningsvag. From Lakselv airfield there a re busesto Kafjord. By sea, the trip from Hammerfest is recommended; the only boats available, however, are the ”Hurtigrute” ships from Bergen to Kirkenes. These have limited accommodation; the trip takes about 6 hours. From Honningsvag buses or

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Arctic Circle: Norway, Sweden and Finland

editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 07:22:00 +0000

The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line around the earth at latitude 66-5° N beyond which the length of the day so increases in summer that the sun never sinks below the horizon and the phenomenon known as the midnight sun can be observed. It also separates the northern temperate zone from the polar climatic zone. In Norway the Arctic Circle (Polar-cirkel) runs just N of Mo i Rana, in Sweden (Polcirkeln) near Jokk-mokk, in Finland (Napapiiri) a bit N of Rovaniemi. The different lengths of day and night in all latitudes except on the Equator are due to the

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Oland Sweden Map

editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 05:09:00 +0000

Province: Kalmar Ian. Area: 1 346 sq. km (525 sq. miles). Population: 23,000. Postal code: S-380 … Telephone code: 0485. Borgholms Turistbyra, Box 115, S-38070 Borgholm; tel. 1 23 40. Boda Turistbyra, S-38074 Lottorp; tel. 2 23 60 (June-August only). Farjestadens Turistbyra, S-38060 Farjestaden; tel. 3 02 60 and 3 01 75 (May-September only). Oland, lying off the SE coast of Sweden and separated from it by the Kalmarsund, is Sweden’s second largest island, with two rural communes and one town, Borgholm. The scenery and vegetation of the island are very different from those of the adjoining mainland. Since the

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Stockholm Guide for Tourist

editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:43:00 +0000

The leading Swedish sculptor of this century is Carl Milles (1875-1955). Others include Carl Johan Eld (1873-1954) and Johannes Collin (1873-1951). The most recent generation frequently breaks through the boundary between sculpture and painting. Stephan Sinding (1846-1922) and Gustaf Vige-land (1869-1943; sculpture in Frogner Park, Oslo), both trained in France. Norwegian painters also have impressive achievements to their credit; among them the 19th c. Romantic painter Johan Christian Dahl (1788-1857) and his pupil Thomas Fearnley (1802-42). J. F. Eckersberg and Hans Gude (1825-1903) were associated with the Dusseldorf Sculpture by Carl Milles in the MillesgSrd, Stockholm school; Gerhard Munthe (1849-1929),

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Vaasa Vasa Finland Map

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 22:30:00 +0000

Province: Vaasan laani (Vasa IanVaasa). Altitude: sea level. Population: 55,000. Postal code: SF-65100. Telephone code: 9 61. Town Hall; tel. 11 38 53. HOTELS. Waskia, Vaskiluoto, 400 SP; Central, Hovioikeudenpuistikko 21, 290 SP; Fenno, Vaskiluoto, 297 Coronet, Ylatori D, 54 Villitys, Pitkakatu 21, 115 b. (June to August). YOUTH HOSTEL.-CAMPSITE. EVENTS. Vaasa Festival (June); Stundars Feast, with folk singing and dancing (July). SPORTS and RECREATION. Bowling, tennis, golf, riding, fishing, sailing. The western Finnish town of Vaasa (Swedish Vasa), on the Gulf of Bothnia, is the main town of its province and the seat of the Provincial Appeal Court. A

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Travel Scandinavia lonely planet

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:17:00 +0000

As a light bulb grows older its efficiency falls off very markedly. A dark-coloured deposit inside a bulb-this was destroyed in a fire in the 1 9th c. In the Academy gardens, which extend to the shores of the Soro So, is a statue of Holberg. Slagelse (pop. 27,000; E3 Hotel, Ida-g§rdsvej 1, 100 Ny Missionshotel, BanegSrdspladsen, 56 youth hostel; camp site), the third largest of Zealand’s county towns, was an important trading town throughout the Middle Ages; it had a mint coining money as early as the 11 th c. The central feature of the town is the Gothic

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Oslo Norway Map

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:51:00 +0000

County: Oslo fylke. EMBASSIES. United Kingdom. Thomas Heftyes-gate 8, N-Oslo 2 (tel. 56 38 90-97). USA: Drammensveien 18, N-Oslo 1 (tel. 56 68 80). Canada: Oscarsgate 20, N-Oslo 3 (tel. 46 69 55). CITY TOURS: departure from Town Hall. HARBOUR TOURS: departure from Town Hall Quay. HOTELS. Scandinavia, Holbergsgate 30, 967 SB, sauna, eight restaurants, shopping arcades, underground garage; Grand, Karl Johansgate 31, 525 SB, sauna, restaurant; Continental, Stortings-gate 2426, 270 restaurant; Bristol, Kristian IVs Gate 7, 220 Astoria, Akersgate 21, 175 KNA-Hotellet, Parkveien 68, 225 Stefanhotellet, Rosen-krantzgate 1, 200 Gabelhus, Gabelsgate 16, 100 Viking, Biskop Gummerusgate 3, 468 Ambas-sadeur,

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Travel guide Scandinavia lonely planet

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:38:00 +0000

The road N W from Store Heddinge passes through a number of pretty Zealand villages and in 22 km (14 miles) reaches K0ge (86), from which it is 30 km (19 miles) to Copenhagen, either by the old road (Gammel Koge Landvej) or the highway. The beaches of northern Zealand. There are two alternative roads N from Copenhagen. The highway, which runs almost to Helsingor, is faster; but the more attractive route is on the Strandvej, which traverses Copenhagen’s fashionable suburbs and then through stretches of woodland and small coastal villages before joining up with the highway. 35 km (22

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Travel to Scandinavia in may

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:25:00 +0000

Norwegian has two forms Bokmai (formerly Riksmal), the official written language, which is closely related to Danish, and Landsmai, a language constructed of various Norwegian dialects; it has also been known since 1929 as Nyorsk (New Norwegian). After Norway broke free from Denmark in 1814, the growth of national feeling led to an increased interest in the national language. Nynorsk (Landsmai) is spoken mainly in southern and western Norway, while Bokmai is used in the eastern part of the country and in the towns; both languages have equal status. The following points of pronunciation should be noted: ee, 0, $

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Travel in Scandinavia

editor — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 04:46:00 +0000

Boat services play a major part in travel between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe and within the Scandinavian countries themselves. In Norway, in particular, several car ferries across the fjords supplement the road system in these areas. Cruises along the coast and up the fjords are a very popular means of seeing the country. Ships of the Hurtigrute sail up the west coast of Norway from Bergen to Kirkenes. During the summer, there are daily services in both directions, which take 11 days to cover the total distance of some 2500 sea miles. For many of the ports of

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