Sunday, 8 March 2009

Norwegian Universities & other Trivia

University of Oslo has a department specialising in mathematical applications, including computational mathematics. University of Bergen do research into petroleum development. The University of Tromso is the world's most northerly university.

Northern Norway is surrounded by some of the richest seas in the world. It is a place for "solitude, reflection and overwhelming nature". Norway also has a maritime heritage and has the third largest shipping fleet in the world.

Norway is GMT+1. The local name of name of Norway is Norge. From 800-1066 Norway was in the Viking age. Norway uses the Europlug designed for voltages up to 250V and currents up to 2.5A. Norway voltage is around 220V (same as UK). US is 110V. Coastline is around 25K km. Russia and Norway have disputed fishing rights in the Barents sea, and Norway also has a claim over Queen Maud land in Antarctica. Sweden is to the East of Norway.

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