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Norway is a sparsely populated northern European country that is part of Scandinavia. The capital of Norway is Oslo. The country is bordered by Sweden, Finland and Russia. The Svalbard archipelago also belongs to Norway. In particular the Norwegian fjords are well known and very impressive. The most famous fjords (Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord) are on the world heritage list of UNESCO. At the coast of Norway orka's can be seen. Sightseeing for travel or for holidays are: Oslo, Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen, 600m high), bryggen (hanze houses) in Bergen, the Jugendstil built centre of Ålesund , the old city of Stavanger (Gamle), National Park Dovrefjell, Pilgrims city Trondheim (with the Dome), Mining town Røros , Vikingships (at the museum peninsula Bygdøy), Lillehammer and the Svalbardeilanden.

A cruise ship is a very large passenger ship, specially designed for holidays on the water. Mostly sunny destinations are on the program, but also Alaska or the South Pole are popular destinations for cruises in summer. Cruises are becoming increasingly popular. The television series The Love Boat from the 70s, recorded on the Pacific Princess cruise ship from the company Princess Cruises, made cruises and cruise ships popular to a large number of people.

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