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Trolltunga is a piece of rock jutting horizontally out of
a mountain about 700 metres above the
north side of the lake Ringedalsvatnet in the municipality of Odda
in Hordaland county, Norway. The cliff is located east of the Skjeggedal area,
about 10 kilometres east of the village
of Tyssedal and the Sorfjorden. The name translated to English is The Troll's tongue. Source
Geiranger is
a small tourist village in Sunnmore region of More og Romsdal county in the
western part of Norway. It lies in Stranda Municipality at the head of the Geirangerfjorden,
which is a branch of the large Storfjorden. The nearest city is Alesund. Geiranger
is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, and has been
named the best travel destination in Scandinavia by Lonely Planet. Source
Norway officially the Kingdom of Norway (Kongeriket Norge in Bokmal and Kongeriket Noreg in Nynorsk), is a Scandinavian unitary constitutional monarchy. Because of the large latitudinal range of the country and the varied topography and climate, Norway has a larger number of different habitats than almost any other European country. There are approximately 60,000 species in Norway and adjacent water. The Norwegian Shelf large marine ecosystem is considered highly productive. Source
Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by the English translations of Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, is a famous tourist attraction in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. It consists of a steep cliff which rises 604 metres above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau, with an almost flat top of approximately 25 by 25 metres. Tourism at the site has been increasing in recent years, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors in 2012 making it one of the most visited natural tourist attractions in Norway. Source
An aurora is a natural light display in the sky , especially in the high latitude regions, caused by the collision of solar wind and magnetospheric charged particles with the high altitude atmosphere. Most auroras occur in a band known as the auroral zone, which is typically 3° to 6° wide in latitude and observed at 10° to 20° from the geomagnetic poles at all local times, but often most vividly around the spring and autumn equinoxes. The charged particles and solar wind are directed into the atmosphere by the Earth's magnetosphere. A geomagnetic storm expands the auroral zone to lower latitudes. Source
The Geirangerfjorden is a fjord in the Sunnmore region of More og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located entirely in the Stranda Municipality. It is a 15-kilometre long branch off of the Sunnylvsfjorden, which is a branch off of the Storfjorden (Great Fjord). The small village of Geiranger is located at the end of the fjord where the Geirangelva river empties into it. The fjord is one of Norway's most visited tourist sites. In 2005, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, jointly with the Naeroyfjorden, although this status is now threatened by the disputed plans to build power lines across the fjord. A car ferry, which doubles as a sightseeing trip, is operated by Fjord1 Nordvestlandske. It runs lengthwise along the fjord between the small towns of Geiranger and Hellesylt. Along the fjord's sides there lie a number of now-abandoned farms. Some restoration has been made by the Storfjordens venner association. The most commonly visited among these are Skageflaa, Knivsflåa, and Blomberg. Skagefla may also be reached on foot from Geiranger, while the others require a boat excursion. Source
