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This pixel size corresponds to 1080p high-definition television (HDTV) where the aspect ratio is 16:9. These pictures appear also elsewhere on this site, but, except for the Iceland section, only with the 4:3 aspect ratio (1600×1200 pixels and smaller)

1. Pictures of Norway (38)


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The Grenland Bridge in Telemark, close to Brevik and Stathelle

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Old buildings in Lærdalsøyri at the inner end of Sognefjorden

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A bridge to Hell

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Sculpture in the town Levanger in Trøndelag

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Outdoor theatre at Stiklestad, the site of the 1030 battle where King Olaf, later Olaf the Holy, fell.

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Crazy bridge on the 'Atlantic Road' south of Kristiansund

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Another picture of the crazy bridge on the 'Atlantic Road'

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On the road in October

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The paddle steamer "Skibladner" has sailed on the lake Mjøsa since 1856

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Christmas snow – the Tiller church, Trondheim

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The Byneset church in Trondheim was probably built 1170-80

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Trondheim: A bridge for pedestrians and cyclists across Nidelva, called the 'Flower bridge' by the public

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The Trondheim train station on an artificial island, separated from the mainland by the 'Canal'

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Trondheim: The 'Canal' and the train station

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Trondheim: The wooden building Stiftsgården was built 1774-78 and is now the Royal recidence – the King and his family stays here during their rare visits

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Trondheim: Skistua in the large recreation area Bymarka is frequented mostly by skiers

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Kragerø in Telemark has rather narrow streets, and lots of visitors in summer

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Åndalsnes, the town at the lover end of the valley Romsdalen and the mouth of the river Rauma

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Romsdalen near Åndalsnes: A footbridge across Rauma to a tourist camp and the valley Isterdalen

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Romsdalen near Åndalsnes: A footbridge across Rauma and the characteristic mountain Romsdalshorn

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Vengjedalen and Romsdalshorn

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Veiholmen, a fishing village on tiny island in the Atlantic

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Veiholmen, a fishing village on tiny island in the Atlantic

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Windblown forest in a tough climate

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Austefjord south of Ålesund

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The lake Atnsjøen and the mountains Rondane, an important motif for the painter Harald Sohlberg (1869-1935)

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Refvik, with camping site and a beach facing the Atlantic ocean

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The west end of Eikesdalsvatnet (east of Molde)

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View towards Sundalsøra (east of Kristiansund), the first snow on the mountain tops

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View towards Sunndalsøra from the same site as the previous picture

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Sport fishing in river Bondalselva in Sæbø. On the other side of Hjørundfjorden the mountain Slogen is seen

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The Sjøsand beach at Mandal starts where the town ends. Behind, in the natural (pine) park is a caming site

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Torghatten, the mountain with a 160 meters hole right through, discernible in this picture

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A tunnel on the east side of Fjærlandsfjorden. On the west side of the fjord the community Mundal (cf. Walter Mondale)

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Saltstraumen near Bodø is claimed to be the world's strongest tidal current

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Early summer at the river Tunnsjøelva in Nord-Trøndelag

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Road through Oppdal towards Sunndal – in autumn

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A domesticated reindeer on the road near Isterfossen (and the lake Femund)

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Tautra, an island in the Trondheim Fjord, featuring monastry ruins and a new cloister.

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2. Pictures of Iceland (16)


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View of the coastline at Lækjavik in southeast Iceland

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One of the best known motifs in Iceland, the beach of Vík í Mýrdal (south of Mýrdalsjökull)

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Lupines have spread over a large part of the lowlands and this is said to have reduced the sandstorm problem in southeast Iceland. This picture is taken in Vík í Mýrdal

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Jónasarlundur, a grove planted from 1951 on and dedicated to the memory of Jónas Hallgrímsson. Behind the farm the mountain range Háafjall with this incredible peak Hraundrangi (1075 m).

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Deildartunguhver hot spring. A pipline for hot water.

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This is Stokkur, a close neighbor to Stóri Geysir (Great Geyser) – that gave them all a name

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Hverir is a geothermal area at the east slop of the low mountain ridge Námafjall, east of Mývatn

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Jarðböðin (literary 'the Earth-baths') on the west slope of Námafjall, a couple of kilometers east of Mývatn

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East of Mývatn, the crater Víti, meaning Hell (or Stóra Víti, Big Hell), 320 m wide, was formed by an explosion in 1724.

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Dimmuborgir, an unusual lava field at the east side of Mývatn, created 2300 years ago

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Miklabæjarkirkja, the church in Miklibær i Blönduhlið, was built in 1973

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This new Reykholtkirkja was consecrated in 1996 and the Snorrastofa Cultural and Medieval Center, the extension to the left, was opened in 2000.

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Selfosskirkja, built 1952-56 on the bank of the river Ölfusá.

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The Seyðisfjörður village on the east coast of Iceland has about 800 inhabitants. Seyðisfjarðarkirkja is often called Bláa kirkja

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The Icelandic horned sheep breed is derived from the Northern European short-tailed sheep, brought to Iceland by the early settlers.

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Tourist on the rim of a pseudocrater in Skútustaðir, Mývatn – and the night sky

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changed 2011-03-31