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some parts 2,000 feet deep, and one part in the Sogne Fjord is 

 4,000 feet deep. 



The principal fjords are the Hardanger, Sogne, Molde, Nord 

 and Trondjem. 



The glaciers of Norway are of no second-rate importance. 

 The most extensive is the -Tostedats Brae, north of the Sogne 

 Fjord. It is 515 square miles in area, and is the largest glacier 

 in Europe. Another glacier of vast extent is the Svartisen. 

 We passed close past this latter in going to the North Cape. Its 

 base almost comes down to the sea level ; it is one of the most 

 imposing sights one sees. 



Norway is more resorted to by sportsmen than by tourists. 

 Fishing is the most important sport, the numerous lakes, rivers 

 and fjords affording the best opportunities for this quiet, unob- 

 trusive amusement. It is remarkable to what an extent fish 

 enters into the diet of the inhabitants, and even the visitors. 

 Most of the streams are rented by English sportsmen, and 

 salmon and trout can be caught by the skilled ones in abundance. 

 The climate of Norway is much milder than we supposed. 

 The summer is short, and the winter long, they have little, if 

 any, spring and autumn. The summer commences suddenly in 

 June and ends at the close of August. 



In summer, especially in June, the days are particularly 

 bright and long, but this extreme of brightness and length of 

 days is counterbalanced by a long, dull, dark winter, with very 

 short days. 



For certain days, and in places near the North Pole, the 

 sun does not set. The nearer we get to this point the more 

 we feel the effect of the sun not setting. For instance, at most 

 places in Norway at twelve o'clock at night, on June 21st, you 

 can see to read a newspaper. The further you go north the 

 greater becomes the light, until you get to the Arctic Circle, and 

 there, on June 21st, the sun does not set, and it is quite as light 

 at midnight as during the day. 



The further you go north, and on more days, the sun does not 

 set until you get to the North Pole, and there it does not set for 

 six months, but it is daylight, or one combined day, for six 

 months. 



The brilliancy of the orb varies in intensity according to the 

 state of moisture of the atmosphere. One day it will be of deep 

 red colour, tinging everything with a roseate hue, and producing 

 a drowsy effect. There are times when the changes in the colour 

 between the sunset and sunrise might be compared to the varia- 

 tion of a charcoal fire, now burning with a fierce red glow, then 

 fading away, and rekindling with greater brightness. 



There are days when the sun has a pale whitish appearance, 

 when even it can be looked at for 6 or 7 hours before midnight. 



