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Nordland (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈnûːrlɑn] ⓘ; Lule Sami: Nordlánnda, Southern Sami: Nordlaante, Northern Sami: Nordlánda, English: Northland) is one of the three northernmost counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
Also amphidrome and tidal node. A geographical location where there is little or no tide, i.e. where the tidal amplitude is zero or nearly zero because the height of sea level does not change appreciably over time (meaning there is no high tide or low tide), and around which a tidal crest circulates once per tidal period (approximately every 12 hours). Tidal amplitude increases, though not ...
It usually [according to whom?] consists of the counties Finnmark, Nordland and Troms in Norway, Norrbotten in Sweden, and Lapland in Finland. The region has a subarctic climate and is home to the majority of the Sámi people. The region contains over 30% of the total area of the three countries, but it houses less than 5% of their population.
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Vesterålen (Norwegian, pronounced [ˈvɛ̂stəroːɫn̩], [1] English: / ˈ v ɛ s t ər ɔː l ə n / VEST-ər-aw-lən [2]) or Viestterálas (Northern Sami) [3] is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county.
Torghatten [1] is a granite dome on the island of Torget in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is known for its characteristic hole, or natural tunnel, through its center. [2] It is possible to walk up to the tunnel on a well-prepared path, and through it on a natural path.
Unofficial flag The three lands of Sweden Norrland when Finland was an integrated part of Sweden.. Norrland (Swedish: [ˈnɔ̌rːland] ⓘ, lit. ' Northland ', originally Norrlanden, meaning 'the Northlands') is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces.