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Aalesund
Aalesund see Ålesund , Norway.
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Holiday '98: Fjord popular; WATER WAY TO SEE BEST OF NORWAY.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 2/7/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...part and parcel of a holiday in Norway. Everything is linked to the magnificent...We took a variety of day trips to see as much of Norway as possible. Hit of the week was...winter. Everyone told us we had to see the Glacier Centre in Fjaerland...
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Visiting MP: I don't see any anti-Semitism in Norway
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/24/2006; ; 475 words
; ...Visiting MP: I don't see any anti-Semitism in Norway Byline: MATT ZALEN...community. "I don't see any anti-Semitism in Norway," said Vidar Udjus...The Patriot, one of Norway's major daily newspapers. "You never see it in the streets...
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A Winter's Tale: Norway's answer to St Moritz lies in the land of Peer Gynt The British have come to Gala for nearly 100 years. Sarah Barrell can see why
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/22/2001; ; 634 words
; ...settlement in central Norway that Scandinavian...out, it's hard to see how anything but...opens up. You can see for ever." Like St...mountains of central Norway. When the clouds...chain, you begin to see why this became one of Norway's first tourist resorts...
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Centennial celebration: Utahns to help Norway mark 100 years of independence
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...when the French emperor was defeated in 1814. Although Norway wrote its own constitution, which was adopted on May 17...another 91 years. On June 7, 1905, in a peaceful move, Norway was granted its independence and became once again a free...to every Norwegian, said Berit Price, who was born in Norway ...
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Checking fine print in bold carbon plan Norway vows to be 'neutral' by 2030, but critics see a lot of sleight-of-hand
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 3/21/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...print in bold carbon plan Norway vows to be 'neutral' by 2030, but critics see a lot of sleight-of-hand Byline...extraordinary pledge: By 2050 Norway would be "carbon neutral...goal. But their claims, like Norway's, require asterisks. As the...Frederic Hauge, head of Bellona, Norway's ...
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Norway's rejection of the European Union.
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 6/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Denmark and Ireland entered, Norway had also said no. Norway of course does have oil and...the world's gas. A third of Norway's exports are in oil and gas...proverbial man in the street can see no disadvantages since Sweden...investments are being made outside Norway, mainly in the EU. It ...
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HAPPY 100 In Norway's centennial year, try the triangle tour
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/29/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...independence with events throughout the country. Scenery in Norway includes long fjords, mountains, glaciers, tundra, prairie...scenery, the nature. That is what is really unique about Norway," said Siri Giil Rolland of the Bergen Tourist Office...time-consuming and costly, especially since prices in wealthy ...
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NORWAY: CENTER PARTY VOTERS SEE INEVITABILITY OF NORWAY'S JOINING THE EU.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 2/13/2000; 51 words
; ...clear majority of the Center Party's voters believe that Norway will be a member of the EU by 2010. They are against membership of the EU, but do not believe they will be able to keep Norway out of the organization as they did in the referenda of...
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Million-kroner Norway: Expensive to visit, beautiful to see
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 8/31/2008; ; 700+ words
; BERGEN, Norway -- The dramatic fall in the value of the...dn't hit home until I met a $10 pilsner in Norway. And I needed one. Three days before our...already had round-trip plane tickets to Norway that were etched in stone. And our bags...
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If there's Norway you'd sail to see the fjords then airline has just the ticket
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 6/6/2008; 139 words
; ...run the twice-weekly service from the Capital to Bergen, Norway's second city and gateway to the fjords. The company already...direct from Edinburgh. The company also offers an Explore Norway ticket, which provides flights into and around the country...manager with Wideroe, said: "We're delighted that exploring ...
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Ålesund
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Storfjord. It is a major commercial and fishing port. Products include clothing, processed fish, and dairy goods. Of note is a nearby stone church (early 13th cent.). The name was formerly spelled Aalesund.
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