Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Narvik, Norway; November 4, 2000.

These are photos I took of Narvik, Norway in the northernmost portion of Norway. There were beautiful fjords surrounding Narvik.
Narvik, Norway
Narvik (Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord (Norwegian: Ofotfjord). The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle. Narvik borders the municipality of Ballangen to the southwest, Evenes to the northwest, Bardu and Gratangen in Troms county to the north, and Norrbotten County (Lapland) in Sweden to the south and east.
Narvik was separated from the municipality of Ankenes when it became a city and municipality of its own on 1 January 1902. The municipality of Ankenes was merged into Narvik on 1 January 1974.
Narvik was a part of the Terra Securities scandal in 2007 relating to some investments that were made by the municipality.





Rombaksfjorden





Posing by the Narvik Sign. Narvik is 2407 kms from the North Pole.



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