TRONDHEIMSFJORD

trônˈhāmˌsfyôr, inlet of the Norwegian Sea, c.80 mi (130 km) long, W central Norway. It is considered a natural boundary between N and S Norway. Trondheim is on a peninsula in the fjord. The valleys draining into the fjord comprise one of the most fertile agricultural regions of Norway.

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books on: Trondheimsfjord  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Fiddling for Norway: Revival and Identity
Book by Chris Goertzen; University Of Chicago Press, 1997
Subjects: Fiddle Tunes--Norway--History And Criticism, Fiddling, Folk Music--Norway--History And Criticism, Music--Competitions--Norway
...northern tunes , and, last, paid some heed to the home of the 1989 leader, Asbjorn Eide, from across the Trondheimsfjord. In 1994, tune choice continues to shift to suit the new leader. Being flexible in order to take advantage of...
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I Saw It Happen in Norway
Book by C. J. Hambro; D. Appleton & Company, 1940
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Norway, World War, 1939-1945--Norway
...planes and eight German Heinkels -- were stationed at Horten, Kristiansand, Stavanger, Bergen, Hitra off the Trondheimsfjord , Tromso and Vadso. They had been patrolling the coast for months on the look-out for submarines and every kind...
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History 7-11: Developing Primary Teaching Skills
Book by Jon Nichol, Jacqui Dean; Routledge, 1997
...alliance with the earls of Lade, and when this combination was effected, the allies moved steadily southward from Trondheimsfjord against the chieftains of the west coast. Some of these joined them, others fought or fled, but Haralds success...
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Continents and Supercontinents
Book by John J. W. Rogers, M. Santosh; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Continental Drift, Continents, Earth--Crust, Plate Tectonics
...in the central part of the Western Gneiss region, Norway: results of U-Pb dating of accessory minerals from Trondheimsfjord to Geiranger. In Mid-Proterozoic Laurentia-Bal- tica (C.F. Gower, T. Rivers, and A.B. Ryan, Eds...


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journal articles on: Trondheimsfjord  - 2 results

 
 
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Kinematics of the Høybakken Detachment Zone and the Møre-trøndelag Fault Complex, Central Norway
Journal article by P. T. Osmundsen, E. A. Eide, N. E. Haabesland, D. Roberts; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 163, 2006
Subjects: Kinematics, Norway, Petrology, Plate tectonics, Rock deformation
...basins adjacent to the M0re-Tr0ndelag Fault Complex in the Trondheimsfjord and coastal areas (Boe Bjerklie 1989; B0e 1991; Sommaruga...al. (2000) and Terry Robinson (2004). In the outer Trondheimsfjord area, it has been demonstrated that whereas Ordovician...
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The Role of Fault Reactivation and Growth in the Uplift of Western Fennoscandia
Journal article by T. F. Redfield, P. T. Osmundsen, B. W. H Hendriks; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 162, 2005
Subjects: Cartography, Fractures, Geology, Norway, Sediment transport, Soil erosion
...trace of the Verran strand of the More-Trondelag Fault Complex with c. 285 Ma AFT ages. Farther NE, in the Trondheimsfjord and Fosen Peninsula area, the AFT ages tend to be older and resolvable age juxtapositions lesser in magnitude than...


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newspaper articles on: Trondheimsfjord  - 2 results

 
 
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Beautiful Baltics; Dome-Sprinkled Skylines, Secret Canals and Waterways and Magnificent Palaces - Just Some of the Highlights You Can Expect from a Holiday to the Baltic with P&O Cruises
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 11, 2011
...Cruise in Sognefjord - Alesund - Trondheim - Cruise in Trondheimsfjord Honningsvaag - Cruise by North Cape - Tromso Bodo - Molde...Southampton - Stavanger - Alesund - Trondheim Cruise in Trondheimsfjord - Ny Alesund - Tromso - Bergen - Eidfjord - Cruise in Hardangerfjord...
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Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 12, 2010
...spending money Arcadia J106 NORTHERN 21 Jul - 4 Aug 11 14 Nights Southampton - Stavanger Alesund - Trondheim Cruise in Trondheimsfjord Ny Alesund - Troms Bergen Eidfjord - Cruise in Hardangerfjord Southampton from pounds sterling1,784pp Up to pounds...


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encyclopedia articles on: Trondheimsfjord  - 5 results

 
 
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Trondheimsfjord
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TRONDHEIMSFJORD tron ham sfyor, inlet of the Norwegian Sea, c.80 mi (130 km) long, W central Norway. It is considered a natural boundary...
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Trondheim
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...TRONDHEIM tron ham, city (1995 pop. 142,792), capital of Sor-Trondelag co., central Norway, a port on the Trondheimsfjord (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). It is also known by its original name, Nidaros. The third largest city of...
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AustrÅt
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AUSTRAT oust rot, castle at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord, central Norway. It was built (1611 74) by Ove Bjelke, chancellor of the kingdom. It is the setting of Henrik Ibsens historic...
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Nord-TrØndelag
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...tron d lag, noor , county (1995 pop. 127,560), 8,673 sq mi (22,463 sq km), central Norway, N of the Trondheimsfjord and bordering on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The chief towns are Steinkjer (the capital), Namsos, and Levanger...
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Stiklestad
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
STIKLESTAD sti kl sta , village, Nord-Trondelag co., central Norway, on the Trondheimsfjord. In a battle there in 1030, Olaf II (St. Olaf) was slain in an attempt to regain the crown of Norway...


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