how many islands has norway?

Mark Carter | 13:51 Thu 25th Sep 2003 | Travel

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how many islands has norway?

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Four.

Brawburd where did you come up with that answer? I've just looked at a map of Norway and there's thousands. No I'm not going to count them.

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I only need a general idea. 20k, 50k , 100k?

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and of course, theres the eternal question, when does a rock breaking the surface of the water become an island? palm tree?, grass hut?

Over 150,000 according to the Norwegian tourism website you'll find by clicking http://www.navis.gr/recreati/cratlas/norway.htm Of those, some 2,000 are inhabited. (Re the website, a 'skerry' is a rocky island.)

Oh dear, that was a poor answer on my part! But only wrong by a few thousand! I did actually get it off a site about Norwegian islands, having returned to it I find it says "four main islands" - I assume by way of population and perhaps industry etc. Am sure it never said that yesterday!! Sorry Mark!

Well done Quizzy. I can only say it again AWESOME.

robber1

Brawburd should go to University.Class, pure class.

jimmer

D�il �ireann hi just thought i'd chip in. according to Volume 379 16 March, 1988 Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Bill, 1987: Second Stage (Resumed). it is broadly accepted that a rock becomes an island when it is capable of supporting life, before that it is simply a rock. i am unsure whether this clasification excludes nesting bird colonies who inhabit island and rock formations on a permanent basis. i take it to mean those offshore habitats with native flaura and fauna. also, nobody has counted up the islands of norway so i don't believe your totals, tourist boards are notorious for over estimating the abudancy of natural features to make cheep headlines. jim

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i presume when you say 'cheep' you refer to the vast colonies of puffin, who out number their offshore habitats by 14 to 1. by this count then, can we by deduce an actual number for norways islands!!

I think you may be right jimmer and my original answer IS correct after all!! :)

robber1

Grasping at straws BB, grasping at straws. Tut, tut ,

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