Map of Norway in Russian

Norway - state in Northern Europe, the main part of which is located in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Norway's territory includes approximately 50 thousand small coastal islands, as well as a large Svalbergen Archipelago, Islands of Bear and Jan Mayen of the North Ice Ocean. On a detailed map of Norway, it is possible to detect the country's border with three states: with Sweden in the East, with Finland and Russia in the north-east.

Norway is one of the largest oil and gas producers in Europe, the global wood exporter, titanium and fish.

Norway on the world map: geography, nature and climate

Norway on the world map is located in Northern Europe, in the West of the Scandinavian Peninsula, washing the waters of the North Sea from the South, Norwegian - from the West, Barents - from the north.

Minerals

The country has large reserves of oil and gas, iron, titanium, zinc. In smaller volumes, lead deposits, copper, stone coal, apatite and graphite are also found.

Relief

The Scandinavian mountains with numerous fjords are held most of the territory of Norway (deep-driving bays with rocky shores) and valleys. The north and southern part of the country is occupied by the sublime plateales - fjeldami - Yust-Dalsbrs, Telemark, Yutunheimen, in the latter of which is the highest point of Norway - Mount Gallhapiggen (2470 m).

Hydrography

The river network of Norway is thick, and the rivers themselves are full, deep and narrow. Nutrition rivers Snow-rain or glacier. The longest river - Glomma (619 km) flowing over the east of the country.

About 4,000 Norwegian lakes occupy 5% of the country area and are located mainly in Southern Norway. The largest lake - Mieosa is 365 km 2, on the map of Norway in Russian located in the southern part of the country, 100 km north of the capital Oslo.

There are almost 900 glaciers on the territory of the country, most of which also fall on southern Norway.

Flora and fauna

Norwegian soils are not distinguished by high fertility. The most common types of soils: mountain-meadow, wem-like subzoles, podsols, brown, swamp stale and others.

The country has mixed broadf forests, taiga and coniferous-wide, mountain forests and tundra vegetation. Forests occupy 27% of the country's territory, they grow in them: oaks, beeches, casings, birch trees, spruce, moss and lichens.

In local forests and tundra are laid, deer, cunits, mountainous, squirrels, bears, hares and foxes; And among the representatives of the feathers - Glukhary, Tetherov, Seagulls, Geese and other birds. In fresh water bodies, fish inhabit the family of salmon, and in the sea - herring, mackerel, cod.

The environmental zones of Norway include 37 national parks, several reserves and about hundreds of reserves.

Climate

The climate of Norway is changing from a soft moderate marine in the south, moderate continental in the center and to subarctic in the very north of the country. The Norwegian climate is significantly softened under the influence of the warm flow of the Atlantic and North-Ice Oceans, differing soft, for such high latitudes, in winter and cool summer. The average temperature of January in Norway ranges from -17 ° C at the extreme north to +2 ° C in the southwest of the country, and the average temperatures of July range from +7 ° C to +17 ° C, respectively. In Norway, cloudy and rainy weather prevails - a year falls about 800 - 1200 mm of precipitation.

Map of Norway with cities. Administrative division of the country

Norway consists of 19 Fühlke (provinces, provinces), as well as unofficially divided into 5 regions:

• Southern Norway,
• Northern Norway,
• Western Norway,
• Eastern Norway,
• Central Norway.

Largest cities

• Oslo - The capital and the most important city of Norway, located on the banks of Oslo-Fjord, in the south-east of the country. Oslo is a large seaport and the center of the oil and gas industry, as well as one of the most expensive cities in the world. Akhershus Fortress, built in the 13th century - the main attraction of the city. 673 thousand people live in Oslo.
• Bergen - The second largest city of the country, which on the map of Norway with cities in Russian can be found in its western part. Finding on the coast of the North Sea determines the main specialization of the city - maritime business and marine research (oceanography). The population of Bergen - 273 thousand people.
• Alesund - Another city on the west coast of Norway, the largest center of the country's fishing industry. Three kilometers west of Alesund is a large aquarium, where the life of the marine inhabitants of the North Atlantic in the most natural conditions - cods, acne, halotus and other fish are clearly shown - because the water in it come directly from the sea. The population of the city is 42 thousand people.