Nordland facts for kids

Nordland is a county of Norway.

It has borders with county Finnmark, county Nord-Trøndelag, and Sweden.

Geography

The North Atlantic Ocean touches the county's coast.

Images for kids

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  Ballstad in Lofoten

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  Autumn near Trollfjord in Hadsel. Nordland is home to innumerable fjords and fjord branches.

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  The majority of the population is located at the Strandflaten lowland. Berg in Sømna.

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  Stetind towering over a branch of Tysfjord; voted Norway's national mountain.

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  Inside Vikgrotta (cave) in Saltdal

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  Torghatten, in Brønnøy, with its characteristic hole. July 2008.

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  Midnight sun seen from Holm, Sortland.

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  The Saltfjell mountains still snow-covered in May. Most areas except the outer seaboard have at least four months with snowfall; at least six months in the highlands, and all year in the highest mountains.

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  The Aurora Borealis can be seen in much of the year, but not in summer. Andøy, October 2007.

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  Bluish light in the mountains just before 15:00 in mid-January

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  Røst has the largest seabird colonies along the Norwegian coast, including colonies of puffins.

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  Marked hiking route in Junkerdal National Park.

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  The long inland mountain range with alpine tundra and subarctic forest is part of the core area for wolverine in western Europe.

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  Herring fisheries could bring a large catch in a short time. Picture taken around 1870.

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  Gravdal, where the local hospital in Lofoten is situated.

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  Bodø has an airport, railway station and a harbour within walking distance, and numerous hotels.

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  Glomfjord hydroelectric powerplant in Meløy. Nordland has the largest hydroelectric potential among Norway's counties, and some powerintensive factories.

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  Helgeland Bridge connecting Alsten island to the mainland. With many deep fjords, islands and straits, Nordland is a county of bridges.

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  Prehistoric rock drawings showing boats, 1-2 from Skjomen, 3-4 from Rødøy, the other from Frosta.

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  Trollfjordslaget - The battle of Trollfjord by Gunnar Berg

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  Hamsun Farm, Hamarøy, part of the Norwegian Cultural Heritage.

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  The Battle of Narvik saw the hardest fighting in Norway in World War II; about 7,500 Norwegian soldiers took part in the battle, along with British, French and Polish troops. The recapture of Narvik was the first time the Nazi German war machine had to withdraw from a captured town.

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  The reconstructed chieftain house, Lofotr Viking Museum, Borg in Vestvågøy.

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Nordland para niños