What makes Norway’s
natural environment special?
First and foremost it’s the country’s topography. Nowhere else in Europe one finds such wide upland plains, offering a boundless sensation of freedom. Hundreds of mountain peaks topping 6500 ft guarantee spectacular views throughout the Norwegian mountain ranges. And where else can one swim in the sea in the heart of summer and then drive into the mountains and strap on a pair of ski’s? The fjords of Western Norway are a labyrinth of sea arms, it’s coastline is a playing field of innumerous islands and islets. Fascinating natural phenomena are the summer midnight sun and the northern lights in winter. North of the polar circle, depending on latitude, the sun does not set from the middle of May until the end of July. Playing golf at midnight, fishing at 3 o’clock in the morning is no problem in Norway. During the winter months one regularly spots the Northern light’s dancing multicolored ribbons in the night sky. These appear when charges of positively and negatively charged solar particles penetrate the earth’s atmosphere and, at altitudes between 60 and 200 miles, collide with the neutral molecules of the earth’s atmosphere. With a bit of luck the northern light is visible in South-Norway as well.