Northern Norway

E17350

region of Norway

Northern Norway is the sparsely populated, Arctic-influenced northern region of Norway known for its dramatic coastal landscapes, midnight sun, and frequent displays of the Northern Lights.

Aliases (5)

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	region of Norway →
climateInfluence	Arctic climate → Gulf Stream → subarctic climate →
containsArchipelago	Lofoten → Vesterålen →
containsFjord	Ofotfjord → Porsangerfjorden → Tysfjord →
containsIsland	Hinnøya → Jan Mayen → Senja → Svalbard →
containsMountain	Oksskolten → Stetind →
containsPlateau	Finnmarksvidda →
country	Norway →
daylightPhenomenon	24-hour daylight in summer → extended winter darkness →
economicActivity	aquaculture → fisheries → petroleum industry → reindeer herding → tourism →
ethnicGroup	Kven people → Norwegians → Sami people →
formerConstituentCounty	Finnmark → Troms →
governingBody	Government of Norway →
hasCoastlineOn	Barents Sea → Norwegian Sea →
hasProtectedArea	Reisa National Park → Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park → Varangerhalvøya National Park → Øvre Dividal National Park →
highestMountain	Oksskolten →
includesAdministrativeRegion	Nordland → Troms og Finnmark →
knownFor	Arctic tourism → Northern Lights → dramatic coastal landscapes → fishing villages → fjords → midnight sun → polar night → sparse population → whale watching →
largestCity	Tromsø →
latitudeCharacteristic	partly north of the Arctic Circle →
locatedIn	Arctic region → Northern Europe → Scandinavia →
majorCity	Alta → Bodø → Harstad → Narvik →
majorTown	Hammerfest → Kirkenes → Mo i Rana → Vadsø →
minorityLanguage	Kven → Northern Sami →
officialLanguage	Norwegian →
partOf	Norway →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
touristAttraction	Hurtigruten coastal route → Lofoten Islands → North Cape → Tromsø Arctic Cathedral →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bodø → Finnmarksvidda → Hammerfest → Hinnøya → Lofoten → Narvik → North Cape → Ofotfjord → Oksskolten → Oksskolten ("Arctic Norway") → Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park → Senja → Tromsø → Tromsø Arctic Cathedral → Varangerhalvøya National Park → Vesterålen →	locatedIn
Battle of Narvik ("Nordland") → Operation Nordlicht (1944) ("northern Norway") →	location
Kirkenes ("Norwegian Arctic") → Vesterålen ("Arctic Norway") →	partOf
Ofotfjord ("Arctic Norway") → Stetind →	region
Kven → Kven language →	spokenIn
Sámi ("northern Norway") →	culturalRegionIncludes
Bokmål →	dominantIn
Norwegian Army →	garrison
Norwegian 6th Division →	garrisonLocation
Norwegian language ("Northern Norwegian dialects") →	hasDialect
Kven people →	historicalMigrationTo
Oksskolten →	isHighestPointOf
Tromsø ("Arctic Norway") →	isRegionalCenterOf
Mo i Rana →	isRegionalHubFor
Vadsø →	locatedInRegion
Sámediggi (Norway) →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Kven people →	primaryLocation
Sami ("northern Norway") →	spokenInRegion
Norway →	subdivision
Norwegian 6th Division →	theater
German 20th Mountain Army →	theaterOfOperations
Sami people ("northern Norway") →	traditionalTerritory