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This Norwegian Island Smashes The Concept Of Time - Quite Literally
Discover Sommaroy, Norway's surreal island where the concept of time doesn't matter, the sun never sets, and life flows without a schedule. A time-free travel experience like no other.
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Why An African Nation Is Sending Samples To "Doomsday" Vault In The Arctic
Sudan, a country bordering Egypt in northeast Africa has decided to send crop samples to the "doomsday" vault in a remote Norwegian island in the Arctic. These genetic samples are of food crops seeds. But why is Sudan doing this?
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8 Passengers Stranded On African Island After Cruise Ship Leaves Them Behind
Notably, the passengers were late getting back to the ship on March 27, according to a statement from Norwegian Cruise Line.
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Polar Bear Kills Man In Norway's Arctic Svalbard Archipelago
A man was killed by a polar bear in the Norwegian Arctic Svalbard islands early on Friday, local authorities said, the first such deadly incident in nine years.
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Massive Viking Ship Found Buried On Island For A Millennium Using Radar
Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar found a big mound carved into a western Norwegian island - along with the remains of a "huge" ship as long as 55 feet, Paasche told The Washington Post, in a discovery that may tell new tales about how the ships evolved to become fearsome and agile vessels more than 1,000 years ago.
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Scientists Track Arctic Fox That Walked 4,000 Km From Norway To Canada
Just 21 days after leaving the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, an arctic fox had arrived in Greenland. And in less than three months, she made it to Canada. She averaged nearly 30 miles a day - some days, though, she walked almost 100.
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4 Years After Breivik Attack, Norway's Utoya Comes Back to Life
Four years after Anders Behring Breivik's rampage, the Norwegian island of Utoya will return to life this weekend as it hosts its first Labour youth camp since the carnage.
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'Supermoon' to Make Mischief With Sun and Sea
Norse legend has it that two giant wolves roam the sky, with Skoll chasing the moon and its brother Hati going after the sun.
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Hotels in Norway's Svalbard Fully Booked Ahead of Rare Solar Eclipse
The Norwegian Arctic islands of Svalbard are discouraging last-minute visitors for a rare solar eclipse next week, warning that hotels are full, it will be freezing cold and polar bears are on the prowl.
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Google Raises a Toast to the Kon-Tiki Adventurer
The latest Google Doodle is a tribute to the 100th birth day of the man behind the celebrated 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition Thor Heyerdahl. The Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer died at the age of 87 in 2002.
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This Norwegian Island Smashes The Concept Of Time - Quite Literally
Discover Sommaroy, Norway's surreal island where the concept of time doesn't matter, the sun never sets, and life flows without a schedule. A time-free travel experience like no other.
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Why An African Nation Is Sending Samples To "Doomsday" Vault In The Arctic
Sudan, a country bordering Egypt in northeast Africa has decided to send crop samples to the "doomsday" vault in a remote Norwegian island in the Arctic. These genetic samples are of food crops seeds. But why is Sudan doing this?
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8 Passengers Stranded On African Island After Cruise Ship Leaves Them Behind
Notably, the passengers were late getting back to the ship on March 27, according to a statement from Norwegian Cruise Line.
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Polar Bear Kills Man In Norway's Arctic Svalbard Archipelago
A man was killed by a polar bear in the Norwegian Arctic Svalbard islands early on Friday, local authorities said, the first such deadly incident in nine years.
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Massive Viking Ship Found Buried On Island For A Millennium Using Radar
Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar found a big mound carved into a western Norwegian island - along with the remains of a "huge" ship as long as 55 feet, Paasche told The Washington Post, in a discovery that may tell new tales about how the ships evolved to become fearsome and agile vessels more than 1,000 years ago.
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Scientists Track Arctic Fox That Walked 4,000 Km From Norway To Canada
Just 21 days after leaving the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, an arctic fox had arrived in Greenland. And in less than three months, she made it to Canada. She averaged nearly 30 miles a day - some days, though, she walked almost 100.
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4 Years After Breivik Attack, Norway's Utoya Comes Back to Life
Four years after Anders Behring Breivik's rampage, the Norwegian island of Utoya will return to life this weekend as it hosts its first Labour youth camp since the carnage.
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'Supermoon' to Make Mischief With Sun and Sea
Norse legend has it that two giant wolves roam the sky, with Skoll chasing the moon and its brother Hati going after the sun.
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Hotels in Norway's Svalbard Fully Booked Ahead of Rare Solar Eclipse
The Norwegian Arctic islands of Svalbard are discouraging last-minute visitors for a rare solar eclipse next week, warning that hotels are full, it will be freezing cold and polar bears are on the prowl.
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Google Raises a Toast to the Kon-Tiki Adventurer
The latest Google Doodle is a tribute to the 100th birth day of the man behind the celebrated 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition Thor Heyerdahl. The Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer died at the age of 87 in 2002.
