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<FONT color="00000" size="+2">N</FONT>orway is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I have collected some links to sites with information about Norway. I hope the information provided by these pages will inspire you to come visit Norway in 'real life', and not just through the web.<BR>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://norge.no/">Portal to official information about Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://odin.dep.no/">ODIN</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Official Documentation and Information from Norway.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.ssb.no/navn/">Navnes&oslash;k</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Statistical information on Norwegian names.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif">  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.brreg.no/oppslag/losore/motorvogn.html">Br&oslash;nn&oslash;ysundregistrene - Heftelser i motorvogn</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif">  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.nordicfolks.com/norway/norroots.html">Genealogy links</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.nordstrikk.no">Nordstrikk Tekstil</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Traditional Norwegian knitwear.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/history/032005-990497/index-dok000-b-n-a.html">Small country with two written languages</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.sprakrad.no/norw1.htm">Norwegian</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Introductory page about the Norwegian language.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.sprakrad.no/nynor.htm">Nynorsk in Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Information about the 2nd official Norwegian "language".</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Online lessons</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.sofn.com/cultural/language/language.html">Norwegian in five minutes a month</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'>  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.travlang.com/languages/cgi-bin/langchoice.cgi?lang1=english&lang2=norwegian">Norsk til reisebruk</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Norwegian for travellers.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'>  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.travlang.com/languages/norwegian/norword.html">NORWORD</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Learn a new Norwegian phrase every day.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Dictionaries &amp; reference</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.savergen.com/onldict/nor.html">English - Norwegian - English dictionary</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.dokpro.uio.no/ordboksoek.html">Ordb&oslash;ker - Bokm&aring;l og Nynorsk</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">(<A href="http://dina.uio.no/ordboksoek.html">Alternative site</A>)</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://norway.origo.no/culture/guide/history/">Origo Culture - History of Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.cyberclip.com/Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/HistOutline.html">Outline of Norway's history</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.reisenett.no/facts/history/The_history_of_Norway.html">The history of Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.reisenett.no/facts/history/the_vikings.html">The Vikings</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.reisenett.no/facts/history/norwegian_explorers.html">Norwegian explorers</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Holidays &amp; celebration</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.reisenett.no/facts/history/17_of_may.html">The 17th of May</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://kub.stavanger.kommune.no/ramsvik/17mai/ehovedsi.htm">17th of May</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">The national day of Norway.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Cuisine</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.cyberclip.com/Katrine/NorwayInfo/Mat/">Norwegian food</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://WWW.SofN.COM/recipes/recipes.html">Sons of Norway Recipes</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.cyberclip.com/(NIframe)/Katrine/NorwayInfo/Mat/ResMeatcake.html">Kj&oslash;ttkaker (Meat cakes)</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">The Norwegian national dish.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.folkemusikk.no/">Norsk folkemusikk</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Folk music<P></FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.notam.uio.no/nmi/min/min-folk.htm">Folk Music</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Miscellany</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://WWW.SofN.COM/infobank/infobank.html">Sons of Norway Information Bank</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.cyberclip.com/Katrine/NorwayInfo/Articles/">Articles about Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.reisenett.no/facts/nature_outdoors/winter_sports.html">Winter sports in Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Newspapers</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.vg.no/">VG</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.dagbladet.no/">Dagbladet</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.adressa.no/">Adresseavisen</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.smp.no/">Sunnm&oslash;rsposten</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>TV / radio</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.nrk.no/">NRK</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://tv2.no/">TV2</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.p4.no/">P4-Nettet</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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<TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Facts&#44; Faq's &amp; Map's</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/no.html">The CIA World Factbook - Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~ansa/norway/facts/facts2.html">Facts on Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">From &quot;Little NORWAY&quot;</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/eur/nor.htm">Lonely Planet - Destination Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/norway_rel96.jpg">Map of Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">(343 Kb)</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'>  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/svalbard_sm97.gif">Map of Svalbard</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">(33 Kb)</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.norway.org/Travel/page.cfm?id=182">Travelling in Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.vegvesen.no/sortrondelag/kampanje/sykkelkart/index.html">Trondheim - Sykkelkart (map)</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>General information for tourists</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.tourist.no/en/">The Norwegian Tourist Board</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'>  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.gorp.com/gorp/location/europe/norway.htm">GORP Europe - Norway Resource Listings</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.cyberclip.com/Katrine/NorwayInfo/">Norway Info</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'>  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.ub.uit.no/northernlights/">The Northern Lights Route</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.polarsirkelsenteret.no/">Polarsirkelsenteret</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">The Arctic Circle Sentre.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.fjordnorway.no/">Fjord Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.reisenett.no/">Reisenett - Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Transportation</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.nsb.no/persont/index_en.html">NSB</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">The Norwegian railroad company</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.hurtigruten.com/uk/">Coastal Express - 'Hurtigruta'</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">This is one of the most famous ways of exploring Norway&#44; by boat along the coast. 'Hurtigruta' sails from Bergen to Kirkenes and back to Bergen.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'>  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://195.18.254.119/haiketorget/">Haiketorget</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">. Catch a hike with someone going your way</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif">  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.patrusli.no/">Patrusli Gaard</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">See Norway from the back of a horse</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif">  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.whalesafari.no/">Whalesafari</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.teamextreme.no/">Team Extreme</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">. Rafting in &quot;Sjoa&quot;</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.skiinfo.no/geilo/dagalirafting/">Dagali Rafting</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.visitnorway.com/en/functionality/active_holiday/">Activities</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Listing from The Norwegian Tourist Board</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TABLE cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='100%' border='0'><TR bgcolor="#FFFF00"><TD colspan="3"><FONT color="#000000" size="+1"><STRONG>Miscellany</STRONG></FONT></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.norway.org/"> Norway Online Information Service! (N.O.I.S)</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'>  <IMG height="17" width="17" src="pictures/gizmo/star.gif"></TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.rv17.no/">Kystriksveien RV 17</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">The coastal route</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.uit.no/norge/homepage-no.shtml/">Virtual tourist - Norway</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/s-oslo.html">Elva Soper's Photos</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.cyberclip.com/Katrine/NorwayInfo/Album/">Katrine F. Clip's pictures</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.norge.hpg.com.br/">Laerte Lopes Lustosa's pictures</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.lofoten.com/galleri2/morten/part1.htm">Mortens gallery</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://home.sol.no/~perstian/orsta/bilete.html">Naturbilete fr&aring; &Oslash;rsta</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">(mountains)</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.turistforeningen.no/codeland/">DNT</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">(Den Norske Turistforening)</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.aast.no/">&Aring;lesund-Sunnm&oslash;re Turistforening</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.iriss.no/fotturar/hjorundfjord/">Ruter ved Hj&oslash;rundfjorden</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://lynx.uio.no/jotunheimen.html">Jotunheimen</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">Jotunheimen is a mountain region&#44; where you find several of the highest mountains in Norway (and the north of Europe). Among these are: <B> Galdh&oslash;piggen </B> (2469 m)&#44; <B> Glittertind </B> (2452 m)&#44; <B> Store Skagast&oslash;lstind </B> (2405 m) and <B> Fannar&aring;ken </B> (2069 m).</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.gonorway.no/hell/">Hell</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">No kidding&#44; there <B>is</B> a place called Hell in Norway. It's not far from where I live either. Only this Hell isn't as hot as the more famous one. During the Christmas of -95&#44; the temperature was less than 25 degrees (C) below zero. This gives a new meaning to the expression: "Until Hell freezes over!". During the winter season it does so all the time here in Norway!</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#EEEEEE'><TD><A href="http://www.oslopro.no/">Oslo</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'><FONT size="-1">The capital city of Norway.</FONT></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> </TD>

<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://rorosnett.no/">R&oslash;ros</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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<TR height='20' bgcolor='#F5F5F5'><TD><A href="http://www.smola.kommune.no/">Sm&oslash;la kommune</A></TD><TD align='left' width='40%'></TD><TD align='left' width='10%'> <IMG height="13" width="22" src="pictures/gizmo/norflagg.gif"> </TD>

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