Trolltunga is another spectacular example of the geological oddities that dot the Norwegian landscape. The fittingly named 'Troll's Tongue' sticks out of a vertical mountain side above a 350m... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by stanestane

The longest tunnel in the world extends 15.2 miles (24.5 km) between the cities of Laerdal and Aurland in western Norway. Known as the Lærdal Tunnel (or Lærdalstunnelen in Norwegian), the tunnel's... »

Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities | Edited by anhie

When the glaciers carved Norway out of the living rock, the ice giants must have created Preikestolen with BASE jumpers in mind. This unusually shaped, massive rectangular cliff rises 604m above... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by stanestane and Clinton

In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and a crew of five others sailed 4300 miles, from Peru to the Pacific islands, in a raft they had constructed from balsa wood. Many people thought it was a suicide mission,... »

Strange Science | Edited by stanestane

Hidden in the Norwegian mountains, Kjeragbolten is a place that looks like something from Middle Earth. Kjeragbolten is a boulder wedged in a mountain crevasse by the edge of the Kjerag... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by stanestane and wythe

Though the Jostedal glacier had bucked the trend by advancing throughout much of the last decade, the glacier's winning streak came to an end in 2006 when it began retreating along with its other... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by littlebrumble

The St. George's Leprosy Museum or "Lepramuseet" in Bergen, Norway is housed in an eighteenth century building, part of St. Georges hospital, once used to house lepers. It was also where Gerhard... »

Pharmacy Museums, Medical Museums | Edited by jiblite

A maelstrom (or malström/malstrøm in the Scandinavian languages) is a very powerful whirlpool. The Nordic word was introduced into English by Edgar Allan Poe in his story "A Descent into the... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by jiblite

"At the end of 1981 through 1984, residents of the Valley became concerned and alarmed about strange, unexplained lights that appeared at many locations throughout the Valley. Hundreds of lights... »

Strange Science, Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Alpha, M Rebekah Otto and 2 others

No other ship better symbolizes the age of polar exploration then the Fram. Built originally for Fridtjof Nansen, and reputed to be the strongest wooden ship ever built, it served in expeditions... »

Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by stanestane and Annetta