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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 ...
A geopolitical map of Norway, exhibiting its 19 first-order subnational divisions (fylker or "counties") with Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Each of the country's regions is uniquely coloured. Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (landsdeler). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative ...
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.
Locator map of Nord-Herøy, Nordland, Norway. Nord-Herøy [2] (lit. ' North Herøy ') [3] [4] [5] is an island in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. With an area of 8.9 square kilometers (3.4 sq mi), it is the largest island in the municipality. The island has about 800 residents (in 2017). [1] To the southwest lies the ...
Elsfjord [2] is a village in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Elsfjorden, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the town of Mosjøen . The European route E06 highway is accessed about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the village.
Forvik or Forvika [2] is the administrative centre of Vevelstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Forvik sits on the coastline along the Vevelstadsundet strait, just north of Vevelstad Church. Forvik is the southern terminus of the Tjøtta-Forvika-Hamnøya ferry line which is part of the Norwegian County Road 17. [3]
The earliest immigrants from Norway to America emigrated mostly for religious motives, especially as members of the Religious Society of Friends or as Haugeans. To a great extent, this early emigration from Norway was born out of religious persecution, especially for Quakers and a local religious group, the Haugeans .