Tag: norway

May 10, 2016 at 11:10 am

Meet Sir Nils Olav. King Penguin and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Royal Guard

Meet Sir Nils Olav. King Penguin and Colonel-in-Chief of the Norwegian Royal Guard

The origin of this peculiar story dates back to 1913 and involves legendary Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen

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April 19, 2016 at 1:46 pm

Welcome to Longyearbyen, the Northernmost Town on Earth

Welcome to Longyearbyen, the Northernmost Town on Earth

Where there are more snowmobiles than residents and people leaving town are required to travel with a gun because— polar bears

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February 2, 2016 at 6:12 pm

Guy Goes Paragliding Through Aurora Borealis in Norway

Guy Goes Paragliding Through Aurora Borealis in Norway

Watch Horacio Llorens’s incredible night time flight through aurora boralis in Trømso, Norway

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December 22, 2015 at 8:30 pm

Drone Captures Humpback Feeding Frenzy in Norway

Drone Captures Humpback Feeding Frenzy in Norway

Wildlife photographer Patrick Dykstra uses drones to capture a humpback whale feeding frenzy in the fjords of Norway.

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October 12, 2015 at 10:38 am

Norway Gets Cool New Banknotes

Norway Gets Cool New Banknotes

The Central Bank of Norway asks eight design studios to submit proposals for redesigned banknotes that will enter circulation in 2017.

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September 15, 2015 at 3:49 pm

Troll A – The Tallest Structure Ever Moved by Mankind

Troll A - The Tallest Structure Ever Moved by Mankind

Located about 80 km off the west coast of Norway is ‘Troll A’, a colossal natural gas platform and the tallest structure ever moved by mankind.

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September 3, 2015 at 7:24 pm

This Triple Nave Stave Church in Borgund, Norway Looks Awesome

This Triple Nave Stave Church in Borgund, Norway Looks Awesome

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building style once common in northwestern Europe. In Norway there are 28 extant stave churches still standing today and this particular one in Borgund features a triple nave and is said to be the best preserved of them all.

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August 20, 2015 at 5:21 pm

Bird’s-Eye-View of Sailor Weaving Through Rocky Narrows Like a Boss

Bird's-Eye-View of Sailor Weaving Through Rocky Narrows Like a Boss

Watch this sailor weave his way through some incredibly tight (and rocky!) passages off the coast of Kragerø, Norway.

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May 29, 2015 at 2:53 pm

Picture of the Day: Tree Pose on Trolltunga

Picture of the Day: Tree Pose on Trolltunga

Trolltunga (Troll’s tongue) is a piece of rock jutting horizontally out of a mountain about 700 metres (2,300 ft) above Lake Ringedalsvatnet in Norway.

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March 8, 2015 at 8:35 pm

Picture of the Day: Reflecting on Mountains and Fjords

Picture of the Day: Reflecting on Mountains and Fjords

Photograph by Aqwis on Wikimedia Commons A tranquil day in Western Norway captures the beautiful scenery of the Ulvikfjord Mountains reflected in the Hardangerfjord below. The main village in the area is Ulvik, which connects to the high mountain regions in Hol and Aurland. The landscape panorama by Aqwis was a finalist in the…

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