(Encyclopedia) KristiansundKristiansundkrĭstyäns&oobreve;nˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 17,098), Møre og Romsdal co., W Norway, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the site of a large trawler fleet…
(Encyclopedia) JostedalsbreenJostedalsbreenyôˈstədälsbrāˌən [key], largest glacier of the European mainland, 315 sq mi (816 sq km), Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. Located W of the Jotunheimen Mts…
(Encyclopedia) Hogue, LaHogue, Lalä ôg [key], or La HougueHogue, Lalä &oomacr;g [key], cape on the northeast coast of the Cotentin peninsula, France, on the English Channel. Off the cape, during…
(Encyclopedia) Stephansson, Stephan GuðmunðssonStephansson, Stephan Guðmunðssonstĕfˈän güᵺˈmünᵺs-sŏn stĕfˈäns-sŏn [key], 1853–1927, Icelandic novelist and poet. In 1873, Stephansson emigrated to the…
(Encyclopedia) SognafjordenSognafjordensôngˈnəfyôrˌdən [key], or Sogne Fjord, inlet of the Norwegian Sea, SW Norway, in Sogn og Fjordane co. Extending c.110 mi (180 km) inland and reaching a depth of…
The Networks of NorwayMovies and FilmScandinavian Film HistoryDanish DirectionsThe Networks of NorwaySwedish SweetnessIngmar Bergman and the Triumph of Scandinavian Cinema It is typical of Norway'…
(Encyclopedia) RomsdalenRomsdalenr&oomacr;msˈdälˌĕn [key], valley, c.60 mi (100 km) long, in Møre og Romsdal co., SW Norway, flanked by the mountains of Dovrefjell. It is an ancient passage from…
(Encyclopedia) Sabatier, AugusteSabatier, Augusteôg&oomacr;stˈ säbätyāˈ [key], 1839–1901, French Protestant theologian. He was professor (1867–72) of reformed dogmatics at Strasbourg, and from…
(Encyclopedia) oganessonoganessonōˈgənĕsˌən [key], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Og; at. no. 118; mass number of most stable isotope 294; m.p., b.p., sp. gr., and valence…
