Norway
India and Norway are exploring joint research and technology solutions to convert industrial and construction waste into valuable resources for sustainable construction.
About Norway:
- Location: It is located on the western half of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
- Bordering Countries: It shares land borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia in the east and an extensive coastline facing the North Atlantic Ocean on the west.
- Maritime Border: It is bounded by the Barents Sea in the north, the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea in the west and the Skagerrak (Skager Strait) in the south.
- Capital City: Oslo
- Geographical Features of Norway:
- Topography: About two-thirds of Norway is mountainous, and off its much-indented coastline lie, carved by deep glacial fjords.
- Highest Point: The highest point in Norway is Galdhøpiggen, standing at 2,469 m
- Rivers: Glomma, the country’s longest, and the Dramselva, Lagen (two of them) and the Tana in the far north.
- Lakes: Lake Mjosa is the largest Lake.
- Natural Resources: It has deposits of iron ore, copper, titanium, coal, zinc, lead, nickel, and pyrite, and large offshore reserves of petroleum and natural gas.