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Hardangervidda (Hardanger Plateau) is a mountain plateau (Norwegian: vidde) in central southern Norway, covering parts of the counties of Buskerud, Hordaland and Telemark. [1]

57 relations: Alpine climate, Arctic, Bergen, Bergen Line, Buskerud, Cambrian, Ciclosporin, Climbing, Cross-country skiing, Eidfjord, Europe, Fishing, Glacier, Global warming, Hardangerjøkulen, Hardangervidda National Park, Hardangervidda Natursenter, Hårteigen, Henrik Ibsen, Hiking, Holocene climatic optimum, Hordaland, Ice age, Immunosuppressive drug, Lichen, Lightning, Møsvatn, Moss, National park, Norway, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management, Norwegian Environment Agency, Norwegian language, Norwegian Trekking Association, Numedal, Odda, Organ transplantation, Oslo, Peneplain, Plateau, Poaceae, Precambrian, Rauland, Reindeer, Rjukan, Sandfloegga, Scots pine, Silurian, Sphagnum, Stone Age, ..., Telemark, Tinn, Tolypocladium inflatum, Tree line, Ullensvang, Uvdal, When We Dead Awaken. Expand index (7 more) »

Alpine climate

Alpine climate is the average weather (climate) for the regions above the tree line.

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Arctic

The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.

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Bergen

Bergen, historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Hordaland on the west coast of Norway.

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Bergen Line

The Bergen Line or the Bergen Railway (Bergensbanen or Bergensbana), is a long scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway.

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Buskerud

Buskerud is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold.

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Cambrian

The Cambrian Period was the first geological period of the Paleozoic Era, and of the Phanerozoic Eon.

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Ciclosporin

Ciclosporin, also spelled cyclosporine and cyclosporin, is an immunosuppressant medication and natural product.

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Climbing

Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or any other part of the body to ascend a steep object.

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Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance.

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Eidfjord

Eidfjord is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.

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Glacier

A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries.

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Global warming

Global warming, also referred to as climate change, is the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.

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Hardangerjøkulen

Hardangerjøkulen (Hardanger Glacier) is the sixth largest glacier in mainland Norway.

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Hardangervidda National Park

Hardangervidda National Park (Hardanger Plateau National Park, Hardangervidda nasjonalpark), at 3,422 square kilometers, is Norway's largest national park.

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Hardangervidda Natursenter

The Hardangervidda Natursenter (Nature Centre) is a museum and visitor center of the Hardangervidda National Park in Norway.

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Hårteigen

Hårteigen is a characteristic mountain in Hordaland county, Norway.

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Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Johan Ibsen (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet.

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Hiking

Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks.

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Holocene climatic optimum

The Holocene Climate Optimum (HCO) was a warm period during roughly the interval 9,000 to 5,000 years BP.

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Hordaland

Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties.

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Ice age

An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers.

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Immunosuppressive drug

Immunosuppressive drugs or immunosuppressive agents or antirejection medications are drugs that inhibit or prevent activity of the immune system.

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Lichen

A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship.

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Lightning

Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs typically during a thunderstorm.

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Møsvatn

Møsvatn (or Møsvann) is tenth-largest lake in Norway with a surface area of 78.31 km2.

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Moss

Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations.

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National park

A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management

The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management (Direktoratet for naturforvaltning, DN) was Norway's national governmental body for preserving Norway's natural environment, including establishing and regulating national parks and other protected areas until 2013 when it was merged into the Norwegian Environment Agency.

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Norwegian Environment Agency

The Norwegian Environment Agency was created on 1 July 2013 through a merger of the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management and the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency.

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Norwegian language

Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language.

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Norwegian Trekking Association

The Norwegian Trekking Association (Den norske turistforening, DNT) is a Norwegian association which maintains mountain trails and cabins in Norway.

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Numedal

Numedal is a valley and a traditional district in Eastern Norway located within the county of Buskerud.

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Odda

is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.

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Organ transplantation

Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ.

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Oslo

Oslo (rarely) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Peneplain

In geomorphology and geology a peneplain is a low-relief plain formed by protracted erosion.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography a plateau (or; plural plateaus or plateaux),is also called a high plain or a tableland, it is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes.

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Poaceae

Poaceae or Gramineae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants known as grasses, commonly referred to collectively as grass.

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Precambrian

The Precambrian (or Pre-Cambrian, sometimes abbreviated pЄ, or Cryptozoic) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon.

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Rauland

Rauland is a mountain village in Telemark County, Norway.

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Reindeer

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America, is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic, tundra, boreal and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia and North America.

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Rjukan

Rjukan is a town and the administrative centre of Tinn municipality in Telemark, Norway.

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Sandfloegga

Sandfloegga or Sandfloeggi is a mountain in Odda municipality in southeastern Hordaland county, Norway.

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Scots pine

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) is a species of pine that is native to Eurasia, ranging from Western Europe to Eastern Siberia, south to the Caucasus Mountains and Anatolia, and north to well inside the Arctic Circle in Scandinavia.

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Silurian

The Silurian is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya.

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Sphagnum

Sphagnum is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species of mosses, commonly known as peat moss.

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Stone Age

The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface.

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Telemark

Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder.

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Tinn

Tinn is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway.

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Tolypocladium inflatum

Tolypocladium inflatum is an ascomycete fungus originally isolated from a Norwegian soil sample that, under certain conditions, produces the immunosuppressant drug ciclosporin.

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Tree line

The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing.

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Ullensvang

Ullensvang is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.

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Uvdal

Uvdal is a village and former municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.

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When We Dead Awaken

When We Dead Awaken (Når vi døde vågner) is the last play written by Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardangervidda

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