Norway Geography

What is the terrain and geography like in Norway?

Overview

Located in northwestern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula, Norway is a picturesque country bounded on the west by the North Atlantic and the North Sea and on the east by Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Norway covers 150,000 square miles, including Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, with landscape ranging from farms and fields to forests, lakes, plateaus, glaciers, and the highest peak in northern Europe. The jagged coastline stretches 1,625 miles when measured in a straight line and a staggering 13,125 miles including the ins and outs of the fjords. Although small in population, Norway is one of the largest European countries in area.

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

Norway Use of Natural Resources

Geographic Location	Europe
Total Area	125,020 Square Miles 323,802 Square Kilometers
Land Area	117,483 Square Miles 304,282 Square Kilometers
Water Area	7,537 Square Miles 19,520 Square Kilometers
Land Boundaries	1,580 Miles 2,542 Kilometers
Irrigated Land	444 Square Miles 1,149 Square Kilometers
Border Countries	Finland 729 km, Sweden 1,619 km, Russia 196 km
Coastline	15,626 Miles 25,148 Kilometers
Geographic Coordinates	62 00 N, 10 00 E
Terrain	glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north
Highest Point	2,469 Meters
Highest Point Location	Galdhopiggen 2,469 m
Lowest Point Location	Norwegian Sea 0 m
Natural Resources	petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower
Time Zone	UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Daylight saving time	+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

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