Narvik 928-3a
Narvik is a town in the county of Nordland, Norway, in the Ofoten landscape in Northern Norway, inside the arctic circle. Narvik borders Evenes to the northwest, Bardu and Gratangen in Troms county to the north, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the south and east and Ballangen to the southwest. Contents [hide] 1 Geography 2 Seasons in Narvik 3 Economy and Communications 4 Recreation and Tourism 5 Narvik in World War II 6 Trivia 7 Further reading 8 External links [edit] Geography The municipality of Narvik covers large areas outside the town itself. Some of the other settlements in the municipality are Bjerkvik (located at the head of Herjangsfjorden), Håkvik, Beisfjord and Skjomen. Narvik 1928 with Rombaksfjorden as backdropThe eastern part, towards the border with Sweden, is dominated by mountains, and Storsteinfjellet reaches 1894 m. However, there are also lakes and valleys, mostly above the treeline in this eastern part. The city itself is situated near the innermost part of the deep Ofotfjord, but even here the mountains, going almost straight up from the blue fjord, reach 1500 m, even 1700 m in Skjomen, where the glacier Frostisen can be seen. Forests cover the lower parts of the mountains (below 500 m), but near the summits, the snow can stay most of the summer. Narvik has well prepared slopes for alpine skiing, some of which end almost in the city center. Situated 220 km inside the arctic circle, Narvik is one of the most northernly towns in the world. However, the North Atlantic drift (extension of the Gulfstream) gives Narvik a much milder climate than one might expect for a town at this latitude. In addition, the mountains surrounding the town give shelter from the strong winds typical for coastal areas. Mean annual temperature is °C (38°F), January average is °C (26°F), July 24-hr average is °C (56°F), and the growing season in the lowland is approximately 155 days, thus allowing inhabitants with an interest for gardening to gro
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