Norway Geography Profile 2010 Home Norway Location Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden Geographic coordinates 62 00 N, 10 00 E Map references Europe Area total: 323,802 sq km
land: 304,282 sq km
water: 19,520 sq km Area - comparative slightly larger than New Mexico Land boundaries total: 2,542 km
border countries: Finland 727 km, Sweden 1,619 km, Russia 196 km Coastline 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 km, as well as long fjords, numerous small islands, and minor indentations 22,498 km; length of island coastlines 58,133 km) Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 10 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm Climate temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast Terrain glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north Elevation extremes lowest point: Norwegian Sea m
highest point: Galdhopiggen 2,469 m | |
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