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    Map of Norway    


Eidsvag, Norway
Eidsvag Mapsite


The source of my name

Part of Norway is in the Arctic! 
               
Hardanger Vidda.  Rocky High Country.  Great for hiking!                

Water power produces the electricity.



Weather in Norway

Average Temperatures January through December(°F)
Month January February March April May June July August September October November December
Normal High 30 34 42 52 63 73 79 78 69 58 47 36
Normal Low 12 15 25 35 44 53 59 58 49 48 39 28



Facts About Norway



  • Norwegians typically don't eat Lutefisk. As far as that goes, should anyone?
  • Don't drive drunk and get caught, or no more driver's license for you!.
  • Avoid dining in restaurants unless you have really deep pockets. It is more expensive than New York City!.
  • Don't look for Viking helmets with horns. That's a myth.
  • May 17 is Norway's independence day..
  • The worst day in pioneer America was always better than the best day in rural Norway in the late 1800s.
  • Norway's population at 4.4 million is less than Minnesota's, at 5 million.
  • Hardanger fiddle music is very popular.
  • Languages that are Norwegian and Sami (Speech of the Reindeer herding Laplanders).
  • Religion is typically protestant.
  • The most important export industries are oil and gas extraction, metalworking, pulp and paper, chemical products,
    and processed fish (Lutefisk?????).
  • U.S dollar is worth about 5.5 Kroner in Norway.

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