Settlement of the Tromsø area goes back to the end of the ice age. Einar Østmo reports this region as having Corded Ware culture remains. This is the late Neolithic into the early bronze age. During the iron age, the outer coast off Tromsø was settled by both Norse and Sami people, whereas the inland areas of Tromsø Municipality was all Sami. The first church was built in 1252, and was then the world's northernmost church, called Sancta Maria juxta paganos, or "Saint Mary's close to the pagans". Probably around the same time, a turf rampart was built to protect the area aga ...

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Tromsø, Tromsø - Geography, Tromsø - Climate, Tromsø - Light and darkness, Tromsø - History, Tromsø - Population, Tromsø - Sports, Tromsø - Culture, Tromsø - Landmarks, Tromsø - Miscellaneous, Tromsø - People, Tromsø - Twin towns

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Biosphere, the recording name of Geir Jenssen, is a Norwegian musician who has released a large catalogue of ambient electronic music. Originating from Tromsø, a city within the arctic circle in the north of Norway, Jenssen is famous for his ambient arctic influenced sound. In the 1980's Jenssen used to be part of the moody Norwegian synth trio Bel Canto, but after the first two Bel Canto albums he left the band in order to pursuit a different music style altogether. After initially being influenced by the Acid H ...

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• Biosphere band - Discography
• Biosphere band - Collaborations
• Biosphere band - With Higher Intelligence Agency
• Biosphere band - With Pete Namlook
• Biosphere band - With Deathprod

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Data from Statistics Norway Berlevåg is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. The municipality is situated on the northern end of the peninsula of Varangerhalvøya, facing the open Barents Sea. There are two settlements in Berlevåg. In addition to Berlevåg there is Kongsfjord with approximately 45 inhabitants. The port is difficult, and the breakwater was destroyed several times by the weather. However, the use of tetrapodes, that intertwine, made for a flexible breakwater that could resist t ...

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The Bismarck class battleships were a class of extremely powerful capital ships intended by the German Admiral Erich Raeder to constitute a major part of the battleship component of Germany's failed "Plan Z." The aim of this plan was to create a surface fleet able to compete against the British Royal Navy for supremacy over the world's oceans, or at least over the Atlantic and possibly — with the help of the Italians, who were also in the midst of a battleship-building program — the Mediterranean Sea. Bismarck ...

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• Bismarck class battleship - History
• Bismarck class battleship - Ships in class
• Bismarck class battleship - Bismarck
• Bismarck class battleship - Tirpitz

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Zagreb (pronounced: [ˈzɑː.greb]) is the capital city of Croatia. The city's population was 779,145 in 2001. It is situated between the southern slopes of Medvednica mountain and the northern bank of the Sava river, it is 120 m above sea level, located at 45°48′N 15°58′E. Its favourable geographic position in the southwestern part of the Pannonian Basin, which extends to the Alpine, Dinaric, Adriatic and Pannonic regions, provides an excellent connection for traffic ...

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• Zagreb - Population
• Zagreb - Name
• Zagreb - History
• Zagreb - Economy
• Zagreb - City government
• Zagreb - Transport
• Zagreb - Surroundings
• Zagreb - Tourism
• Zagreb - Museums
• Zagreb - Other cultural sites and events
• Zagreb - Souvenirs and gastronomy
• Zagreb - Recreation and sports
• Zagreb - Districts
• Zagreb - Miscellaneous

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The 2018 Winter Olympics, formally called the XXIII Winter Olympic Games, will be an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee. The organization under the leadership of Jacques Rogge is currently preparing to mount calls for cities to bid for the honor of hosting the event. 2018 Winter Olympics - Potential bids. United States cities have already announced plans to compete for the opportunity to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake ...

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• 2018 Winter Olympics - Potential bids

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The Corded Ware culture, Battle Axe culture or Single Grave culture is an enormous European archaeological horizon that begins in the late Neolithic (stone age), flourishes through the copper age and finally culminates in the early bronze age, developing in various areas from ca. 3200 BC/2900 BC to ca. 2300 BC/1800 BC. With the Yamna culture, it represents the introduction of metal into Northern Europe, and the earliest expansion of the Indo-European family of languages. Corded Ware culture - Extent. Including:

• Corded Ware culture - Extent
• Corded Ware culture - Nomenclature
• Corded Ware culture - Origins and Development
• Corded Ware culture - Economy
• Corded Ware culture - Graves
• Corded Ware culture - Language
• Corded Ware culture - Subgroups
• Corded Ware culture - Corded Ware culture
• Corded Ware culture - Swedish-Norwegian Battle Axe culture
• Corded Ware culture - Finnish Battle Axe culture
• Corded Ware culture - Middle Dnieper and Fatyanovo-Balanovo cultures
• Corded Ware culture - Sources

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The Atlantic Ocean is Earth's second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the "Sea of Atlas". This ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending in a north-south direction and is divided into the North Atlantic and South Atlantic by equatorial counter currents at about 8° north latitude. Bounded by the Americas on the west and Europe and Africa on the east, the Atlantic is linked to the Pacific Ocean by the Arctic Ocean on the north and th ...

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• Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom
• Atlantic Ocean - Water characteristics
• Atlantic Ocean - Climate
• Atlantic Ocean - History and economy
• Atlantic Ocean - Terrain
• Atlantic Ocean - Elevation extremes
• Atlantic Ocean - Natural resources
• Atlantic Ocean - Natural hazards
• Atlantic Ocean - Current environmental issues
• Atlantic Ocean - Notes on geography
• Atlantic Ocean - Ports and harbours
• Atlantic Ocean - Note on transportation

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Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (Norwegian: singular fylke, plural fylker (Bokmål) / fylke (Nynorsk); until 1918 known as amt, pl. amter / amt), and 431 municipalities (kommune, pl. kommuner / kommunar). The capital Oslo is considered as both a county and a municipality. There is some political disagreement on whether counties are a practical or indeed necessary level of adm ...

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• Counties of Norway - List of counties

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The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke), also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway, is the state church of Norway, to which 86% of Norwegians are members. The Church of Norway professes the Lutheran branch of Christianity, and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. Church of Norway - Organization. The Church of Norway is established as the state church of Norway in the Constitution of Norway, and its supreme governor is the reigning monarch of Norway, who is obliged to profess hims ...

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• Church of Norway - Organization
• Church of Norway - History
• Church of Norway - Current issues

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Norwegian Air Shuttle is a Norwegian airline, with headquarters at Fornebu outside the country's capital Oslo and its main base at Gardermoen (Oslo Airport) . Norwegian Air Shuttle is also referred to as Norwegian, which is the company's commercial brand. Flysiden.no lists all the prices from Norwegian and 4 other airlines. Norwegian Air Shuttle - Code Data. IATA Code: DY ICAO Code: NAX Callsign: Nor Shuttle Norwegian Air Shuttle - Hi ...

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• Norwegian Air Shuttle - Code Data
• Norwegian Air Shuttle - History
• Norwegian Air Shuttle - Destinations
• Norwegian Air Shuttle - Livery
• Norwegian Air Shuttle - Fleet

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46664 was the prisoner number of Nelson Mandela from his imprisonment in 1964 to his release in 1990. Mandela is sometimes referred to, reverently, as prisoner 46664; the Nelson Mandela Foundation uses the website 46664.com. The number was assigned because Mandela was the 466th prisoner to come to Robben Island in 1964. Considerable effort is made to split the three sixes - as four, double six, six-four. 46664 - 46664 Concerts. 46664 - Cape Town South Africa. On 29 ...

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• 46664 - 46664 Concerts
• 46664 - Cape Town South Africa
• 46664 - George South Africa
• 46664 - Madrid Spain
• 46664 - Tromsø Norway

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List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 8. U-762 (Germany): Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by Royal Navy sloops Woodpecker, and Wild Goose. List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 9. U-238 (Germany): Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland by Royal Navy sloops Magpie, Starling, and Kite. U-734 (Germany): Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland by Royal Nav ...

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List of shipwrecks in 1944, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - January, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 31, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - February, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 8, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 9, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 11, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 17, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 18, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 19, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 20, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 27, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - March, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 15, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 29, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - April, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 8, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - May, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 6, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - July, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 31, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - August, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 10, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 11, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 12, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 20, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 21, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 24, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 25, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - September, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 2, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 10, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - November, List of shipwrecks in 1944 - 12

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FC København usually plays a 4-4-2 diamond-formation. Their preferred lineup (goalkeeper to strikers, left to right): Christiansen - Bergdølmo, Gravgaard, Svensson, Jacobsen - Linderoth (defensive), Bergvold, van Heerden, Silberbauer (offensive) - Santos, Allbäck. ...

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FC København, FC København - Formation, FC København - Current first team squad, FC København - Current second team squad, FC København - Transfers, FC København - Players in, FC København - Players out, FC København - Famous players, FC København - Noted managers

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Goalkeepers: Raška Martin - Michal Daněk Defenders: Besta Pavel - Lesák Michal - Cigánek Petr - Josef Hoffman - Daněk Jan - Klimpl Maroš - Réné Bolf Midfielders: Metelka František - Bystroň David - Čížek Martin - Rajtoral František - Tomašák Petr - Slončík Radek - Petr Joukl - Staněk Zdeněk - Zavadil Pavel Strikers: Magera Lukáš - Lukeš Martin - Žůrek Li ...

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FC Baník Ostrava, FC Baník Ostrava - National Achievements, FC Baník Ostrava - International Achievements, FC Baník Ostrava - Greatest ex-players, FC Baník Ostrava - Current squad, FC Baník Ostrava - External link

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The FCB which is called "Eff Tsay Bay" (in Swiss German) was most successful in the 1960s and 1970s. They were Swiss champion seven times and won the national Cup three times. In the 1980s they had to play in the Nationalliga B (the second highest League in Switzerland). In 1994 they went back into the highest League. When the stadium "St. Jakob-Park" was opened in 2001 the success came back. In 2002 the FCB won the Double (Swiss Championship and Swiss Cup). In the following season they were the second Swiss team which could ever play in the ...

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FC Basel, FC Basel - History, FC Basel - Successes, FC Basel - Players, FC Basel - External link

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Zagreb is the largest city in Croatia and the only one whose metropolitan area exceeds one million people. There are 1,088,841 people in the Zagreb metropolitan area, which includes the smaller cities of Samobor, Velika Gorica and Zaprešić. The majority of its citizens are Croats with 91.94% (2001 census). The same census has a population of 40,066 residents belonging to ethnic minorities. Ethnic minorities and their composition is the following: 18,811 Serbs (2.41%), 6,204 Bosniaks (0.80%), 3,389 Albanians (0.43%), 3,225 Slovenians (0.41%), 1,946 Roma (0.25%), 1,131 Montenegrins (0.17%), 1,315 Macedonians (0.17%), and the rest belo ...

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Zagreb, Zagreb - Population, Zagreb - Name, Zagreb - History, Zagreb - Economy, Zagreb - City government, Zagreb - Transport, Zagreb - Surroundings, Zagreb - Tourism, Zagreb - Museums, Zagreb - Other cultural sites and events, Zagreb - Souvenirs and gastronomy, Zagreb - Recreation and sports, Zagreb - Districts, Zagreb - Miscellaneous

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French division 1 winners 1936/1937, 1947/1948, 1970/1971, 1971/1972, 1988/1989, 1989/1990, 1990/1991, 1991/1992 and 1992/1993 French division 2 winners 1994/1995 French division 3 winners 1928/1929 French Cup winners 1923/1924, 1925/1926, 1926/1927, 1934/1935, 1937/1938, 1942/1943, 1968/1969, 1971/1972, 1975/1976 and 1988/1989 Champions League winners 1992/1993

Olympique de Marseille, Olympique de Marseille - Honours, Olympique de Marseille - Current Lineup, Olympique de Marseille - Former Greats, Olympique de Marseille - External link

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Despite the fact that Brundtland and Berge were schoolmates in their hometown of Tromsø and experimented with electronic instruments in the early 90s, Röyksopp only appeared years later when they met again in Bergen. The city had a vital scene for underground electronic music at this time, and they got to work with other Norwegian musicians such as Frost, Kings of Convenience, Those Norwegians and Drum Island in what was called the Bergen Wave. Their first singles were released by local independent label Tellé and later as the word spread ...

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Röyksopp, Röyksopp - History, Röyksopp - Discography, Röyksopp - Albums, Röyksopp - Hit singles, Röyksopp - Other Miscellaneous Tracks, Röyksopp - Album and Single Covers

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The history of the Norwegian navy is long and goes back to the leidang which was first established by King Håkon the Good on Gulating in 955. During most of the union between Norway and Denmark the two countries had one common fleet. This fleet was established by King Hans in 1509. A large proportion of the crew and officers were Norwegian. In 1709 there were about 15 000 personell enrolled in the common fleet, of these 10 000 were Norwegian. When Tordenskjold did his famous raid at Dynekil in 1716 more than 80 percent of the sailors and 90 perc ...

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Royal Norwegian Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy - History, Royal Norwegian Navy - Bases, Royal Norwegian Navy - Organization, Royal Norwegian Navy - Fleet units and vessels present, Royal Norwegian Navy - Surface Flotilla, Royal Norwegian Navy - Mine Warfare Flotilla, Royal Norwegian Navy - Submarine Flotilla, Royal Norwegian Navy - Coastal Combat Flotilla, Royal Norwegian Navy - Coast Guard units and vessels, Royal Norwegian Navy - Naval Schools, Royal Norwegian Navy - Navy vessels future, Royal Norwegian Navy - Navy vessels past, Royal Norwegian Navy - Amphibious landing vessels, Royal Norwegian Navy - Armed auxilaries, Royal Norwegian Navy - Battleships, Royal Norwegian Navy - Corvettes, Royal Norwegian Navy - Destroyers, Royal Norwegian Navy - Frigates, Royal Norwegian Navy - Steamgunships, Royal Norwegian Navy - Submarine hunters, Royal Norwegian Navy - Submarines, Royal Norwegian Navy - Minesweepers, Royal Norwegian Navy - Minelayers, Royal Norwegian Navy - Orlogsbrigg, Royal Norwegian Navy - Torpedo boats, Royal Norwegian Navy - Monitors, Royal Norwegian Navy - Other ships

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