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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
17: *[[Roald Amundsen]], (1872-1928), [[Norway|Norwegian]], first at the [[South Pole]], first t... - Bjarni Herjulfsson (982 bytes)
1: ...ver, report his findings both in Greenland and in Norway, but no one seemed to have taken any interest in ...
3: ...[[Leif Ericson]] (Leifur Eiríksson) took the claims more seriously and set out to find the elusive la... - Erik the Red (5731 bytes)
2: ...e]]). Born in the Jaeder district of south-west [[Norway]], he was the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson ([[Tho...
4: ...n about [[960]], Erik's father was forced to flee Norway because of "some killings," as [[The Saga of Eric...
6: ...d a land with fair conditions similar to those of Norway that promised growth and prosperity. According to...
8: ...ahlíð]], near what is now [[Narsarsuaq]], for himself. His title was that of [[paramount chieftain]]... - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
23: ...the King, and the King won't leave under any circumstances". In [[1940]] Princess Elizabeth made her f...
55: ... was in a treetop [[hotel]] – a unique circumstance for any such event. She was the first Britis...
70: ...re those affecting the unity of each of her [[Realms]], including [[Canada]] and the [[United Kingdom]...
74: ...generally well-respected by the people of her Realms. However, her public persona remains formal, thou...
80: ...r saw an extensive tour of the [[Commonwealth Realms]], including numerous parades and official concer... - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
2: ...younger and only surviving son to [[Magnus VII of Norway]], [[Magnus II of Sweden]].
4: ...en]], where the mutinous nobles were already in arms against their unpopular king, [[Albert of Mecklen...
6: ...et was now the omnipotent mistress of three kingdoms.
12: ...ain exclusive possession of its own laws and customs and be administered by its own dignitaries, as te...
14: ...homage was rendered to him in all his three kingdoms, but during her lifetime Margaret was the real ru... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
27: ... laws. In [[1839]], unable to cope with the problems overseas, the ministry of Lord Melbourne resigned...
87: ... was forced to accept his proposed electoral reforms, including the [[Representation of the People Act...
100: ...borne House]] (which Prince Albert had designed himself) on the [[Isle of Wight]]. She died there on [...
107: ...the process of government. A series of legal reforms saw the House of Commons' power increase at the e...
111: ...the [[First World War]] on opposite sides were themselves either grandchildren of Victoria's or marrie... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
3: ...rundtland''' (born [[April 20]], [[1939]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] politician and [[physician]], and an ...
5: ...ter for Environmental Affairs 1974-79, and became Norway's first female Prime Minister February - October ...
9: ...me Norwegian Prime Minister for two subsequent terms - from May 9, [[1986]] until October 16, [[1989]]...
20: ...st of Norwegian Prime Ministers|Prime Minister of Norway]] | years=1981 | after=[[K岥 Willoch]]}}
21: ...st of Norwegian Prime Ministers|Prime Minister of Norway]] | years=1986–1989 | after=[[Jan P. Syse]]... - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
13: ...[1923]], she was appointed Soviet Ambassador to [[Norway]], becoming the world's first female Ambassador. ... - Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
5: .... In Montparnasse she also met her husband, the [[Norway|Norwegian]] artist [[Roald Kristian]].
11: ..., Hamnett also worked with [[Bloomsbury group|Bloomsbury]] artist [[Roger Fry]] assisting him with the... - Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
3: ...e of the best-selling singles in the history of [[Norway]]. She began a radio series on [[CBS]], and sign... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
6: ...hether the man listed on her birth certificate, [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Martin Edward Mortensen]], was not ...
20: ...s Years'' (both released in [[1947]]). But the films failed at the [[box office]] and Fox decided not ...
27: ...movie star. It didn't matter that her next two films, The ''[[River of No Return]]'' and ''[[There's N...
34: ...d would have lived happily ever after had not dreams of stardom lured her away. She divorced him in [[...
46: ...he [[New York Yankees]]. Their "just friends" claims did not stop remarriage rumors from flying. [[Bob... - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
27: ...71 m in a specially arranged competition in Amsterdam. Then, she tied the 100 m world record...
29: Circumstances were not easy, and it got more difficult to...
31: ...le's minds, and the Blankers family, living in [[Amsterdam]] was happy to make it through the war in g...
35: ...946 European Championships]], held in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. Earlier in 1946, Blankers-Koen had given birth...
43: ...ths of a second ahead of runner-up [[Audrey Williamson]] — still the largest margin of victory i... - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
7: ...the [[1975]] European Championships in [[Skien]], Norway, winning three gold medals and one silver. At th...
17: ...ias on the part of the judges as the Romanians themselves provided half the judges here. Between [[198... - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
1: ...l 8]], [[1912]]-[[October 12]], [[1969]]) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[figure skating|figure skater]] and ...
10: ...in the United States, but had triumphant shows in Norway in [[1953]] and [[1955]]. In [[1938]] she publis... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
8: ...er youth, she suffered from numerous health problems including chronic [[asthma]], which also plagued ...
16: ...the Wimbledon with her dress revealing bare forearms and cut just above the calf, while all other play...
20: ...ery year with the exception of 1924. Health problems due to her asthma which had already taken her out...
24: ... to play several exhibition matches against the [[Norway|Norwegian-born]] US Open champion, [[Molla Bjurst... - Antarctica (14761 bytes)
28: ==Territorial claims==
29: ...:antarctica.jpg|thumb|230px|right|Territorial claims of Antarctica]]
30: ...itorial claims in the [[20th century]]. These claims have little practical relevance due to the [[Anta...
32: ...ch are defined by degrees of [[longitude]]. In terms of [[latitude]], the northern border is the 60? S...
34: ...]: 25?W to 74?W; overlaps Chilean and British claims; claimed [[1943]] as [[AntᲴida Argentina]], one... - Europe (23835 bytes)
6: ... making it larger than [[Australia]] only. In terms of [[population]] it is the third largest contine...
42: In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected [[p...
44: ...g along the mountainous, [[fjord]]-cut spine of [[Norway]].
55: ...sruption to the original plant and animal ecosystems.
112: * [[Norway]] - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more continents.
68: Eurasia is a continent in the 5 continent systems, called simply Asia in one of them.
71: Asia is a continent in the 5 continent systems (but includes Europe in one of them) and those wi...
130: ...systems and the 7 continent system. In other systems it is part of Asia or Eurasia.
152: * [[Netherlands]] - [[Amsterdam]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
154: <tr><td>[[Oslo]] <td>[[Norway]] - Netherlands (35958 bytes)
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15: capital = [[Amsterdam]]. [[The Hague]] is the seat of government ...
17: largest_city = [[Amsterdam]] |
55: ...[[2004]] [[UN Human Development Index]], behind [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Australia]], and [[Canada]].
66: ...ope it featured the most wealthy trading city ([[Amsterdam]]) and the first full-time [[stock exchange...
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