Ramsar sites in Norway

Bear Island (, ) is the southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. The island is located at the limits of the Norwegian and Barents seas, approximately halfway between Spitsbergen and the North Cape. Bear Island was discovered by Dutch explorers Willem Barentsz and Jacob van Heemskerck on 10 June 1596. It was named after a polar bear that was seen swimming nearby. The island was considered terra nullius until the Spitsbergen Treaty of 1920 placed it under Norwegian sovereignty.

The Glomma or Glåma is Norway's longest and most voluminous river. With a total length of , it has a drainage basin that covers 13% of Norway's surface area, all in the southern part of the country.

municipality in Nordland, Norway

island in the southeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago, Norway

municipality in Nordland, Norway

Tyrifjorden (Lake Tyri) is a lake in Norway. It lies northwest of Oslo and is the nation's fifth largest lake with an area of 138.56 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level. The lake's primary source is the Begna river, which discharges into Tyrifjorden at Hønefoss where the river forms the waterfall of Hønefossen. Its primary outlet is at Vikersund near the lake's southwest corner, where Tyrifjorden discharges into the Drammenselva river.

, , or is the northernmost island in the Vesterålen archipelago, situated about inside the Arctic Circle. Andøya is located in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The main population centres on the island include the villages of Andenes, Bleik, and Risøyhamn.

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thumb|Kongsfjorden as seen from Blomstrandhalvøya Kongsfjorden (Kongs Fjord or Kings Bay) is an inlet on the west coast of Spitsbergen, an island which is part of the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The inlet is long and ranges in width from . Two glaciers, Kronebreen and Kongsvegen, head the fjord.

Øyeren is a lake in the Glomma River watershed, southeast of the city of Lillestrøm. It is located within the municipalities of Enebakk, Lillestrøm, and Rælingen in Akershus county and Indre Østfold municipality in Østfold county.

Runde is an island in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has a population of 113 people (as of 2015), and it is connected by the Runde Bridge to the island of Remøya to the south.

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nature reserve in Sør-Varanger municipality, Norway

island in Øksnes, Norway

Tautra is an island in Frosta Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Trondheimsfjord, just north of the city of Trondheim. The island is connected to the rest of the municipality by a long causeway bridge.

Ingeborgfjellet is a mountain in Nordenskiöld Land in Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 715 m with a secondary peak of 620 m. It is included in the Nordenskiöld Land National Park, and has an important bird cliff. Ingeborgfjellet is located north of Bellsund and west of the glacier Fridtjovbreen. It forms a characteristic ridge and is an easily recognized landmark viewed from sea.

Harøya is a swampy island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. At , it is the largest island in the municipality. The island is located between the islands of Finnøya (to the northeast) and Fjørtofta (to the southwest).

Risøysundet is a strait between the islands of Andøya and Hinnøya in the Vesterålen archipelago in Norway. It is located in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county. The long strait has only one road crossing: the Andøy Bridge as part of the Norwegian County Road 82 connecting the villages of Risøyhamn and Dragnes.

Skogvollvatnet is a lake in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies on the west coast of the island of Andøya. There is a wide isthmus of land between the lake and the ocean on the west side of the lake. The tiny village of Skogvoll lies on the isthmus between the lake and the ocean.

Bliksvær or Briksvær is an island group in the Vestfjorden in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The islands are located about west of the town of Bodø. The Helligvær islands are about to the north, Landegode island is to the northeast, and the islands of Røstlandet and Værøya around about to the west.

protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00001871)

Bird sanctuary in Norway

thumb|right|200 px|Dunøyane and Dunøysundet. Dunøyane is a group of islands north of Hornsund, outside Wedel Jarlsberg Land at the western coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The island group is a nesting site for barnacle goose, common eider and Arctic tern. Hunters used to collect eiderdown at the islands. Dunøyane are included in the Dunøyane Bird Sanctuary, and part of the Sør-Spitsbergen National Park.

thumb | right | alt=Åkersvika reserve | Åkersvika reserve Åkersvika is a wetland nature reserve and Ramsar site in Hamar, Norway. It became Norway's first Ramsar site in 1974. Vikingskipet, the speed skating venue for the 1994 Winter Olympics, was built in the site, creating controversy. European Route E6 also runs through the site, and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration has plans to expand the road to a four-lane motorway.