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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 ...
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.
The Beiar Valley [1] (Norwegian: Beiardalen) is a valley in Beiarn Municipality in Nordland, Norway. It is about 60 kilometers (37 mi) long. [2] Most of the residents of the municipality of Beiarn live in this valley. The highest parts of the southern end of the valley are located within Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park.
' the western fjord '; sometimes shortened to Vestfjord in English) is a 155-kilometre (96 mi) long fjord or oceanic sea in Nordland county, Norway. [2] [3] The name literally means "the west fjord", although it is called a fjord, it could best be described as a firth or an open bight of sea.
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