| For information about maps and other geographical resources at the Library of Congress, consult its Geography and Map Reading Room site.
CNN.com Weather (http://weather.cnn.com/weather/forecast.jsp)
From "Find Weather Around the World" - select Europe, then Norway, and click on a list of cities.
Directory of Cities, Towns,
and Regions in Norway (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NO/)
Online maps of more than 17,000 Norwegian cities and towns. Information about elevation, population estimate, latitude, longitude, altitude, and weather is also provided as well as links to aviation waypoints and airports.
Meteorologisk Institutt (http://retro.met.no/english/index.html)
Norwegian Meteorological Institute provides weather data for Norway. The site also furnishes other kinds of weather and climatic information and has links to the meteorological institutes of other countries. In Norwegian, introductory page in English.
Miljøverndepartementet (http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/md/dok/rundskriv/2000/T-300-Kulturminne-Kirke.html?id=278976)
Ministry of the Environment. Includes information about the Ministry, press releases, publications, legislation, news, and information on such environmental concerns as air pollution, hazardous waste, and noise. Links are also provided to Norwegian state agencies under the overall direction of this ministry. Searchable. In Norwegian, introductory information in English.
National Geographic (http://www.nationalgeographic.com)
Search on Norway.
Norge.no (http://kart.norge.no)
Norwegian Government gateway to the public sector links to maps and information (population, economy, social, and so on) about Norway's towns and cities. Click on a map of the country's fylker (counties). Includes links to news, services, FAQ, culture and environment, statistics, and legal matters. In Norwegian, some English.
State of the Environment: Norway. (http://www.grida.no/prog/norway/soeno97/)
Provides a set of preliminary data that describe the environment in Norway. Notes that these environmental indicators reflect the state or development of significant aspects of the natural environment, the causes of these changes, and society's response to them. Includes information on climate change, acid rain, biodiversity and other indicators as reported by the Global Resource Information Database Center at Arendal, Norway (GRID-Arendal). Data is available in English or Norwegian language versions, or on a diskette for users without access to the Internet. Last updated May 1997.
University of Texas at
Austin. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Norway Maps (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/norway.html)
Includes links to country and city maps, overseas territories (Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, and Svalbard) as well as thematic maps and maps on other Web sites.
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