The international geography . sh, had a tonnage of 1,500,000 in 1901. Industry has long been at avery low level, but is now increasing, the country possessing great waterfalls,which can supply power to the factories. parts of the kingdomthere are rich mines, Kongsberg (silver), Eidsvold(gold), Roros and SuHtelma (copper), being thebest known. Most of the foreign trade is donewith the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, andDenmark. The fisheries of cod and herring are ofgreat importance, especially those of Lofoten andFinmarken. Along the coast and on the fjords,communication is kept up by
The international geography . sh, had a tonnage of 1,500,000 in 1901. Industry has long been at avery low level, but is now increasing, the country possessing great waterfalls,which can supply power to the factories. parts of the kingdomthere are rich mines, Kongsberg (silver), Eidsvold(gold), Roros and SuHtelma (copper), being thebest known. Most of the foreign trade is donewith the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, andDenmark. The fisheries of cod and herring are ofgreat importance, especially those of Lofoten andFinmarken. Along the coast and on the fjords,communication is kept up by steamers all the yearround, up to the Russian frontier on the Arctic lines of steamers connect Norway with the continent and the BritishIslands. The roads are built by government engineers, many of them beingworks of high technical skill. The railway system, also for the most partbelonging to government, is only complete in the south-east. BetweenChristiania and Trondhjem a line follows the valley of the Fig. 102.—The NorwegianFlag. 2o6 The International Geography
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