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Arctic Council
(Encyclopedia) Arctic Council, intergovernmental forum established to promote cooperation, coordination, and interaction among the arctic nations, with the involvement of indigenous peoples and…Kamban, Guðmundur
(Encyclopedia) Kamban, GuðmundurKamban, Guðmundurgvüᵺˈmüntür kämˈbän [key], 1888–1945, Icelandic dramatist and novelist. Many of Kamban's plays, among them Hadda-Padda (1914, tr. 1917), were produced…Streymoy
(Encyclopedia) StreymoyStreymoystrāmˈoiˌ [key] or StrømøStreymoyströmˈöˌ [key], island (1998 est. pop. 20,113), 144 sq mi (373 sq km), Denmark, the largest of the Faeroe Islands. Tórshavn is the main…Vestfjarða
(Encyclopedia) VestfjarðaVestfjarðavĕstˈfyärˌᵺä [key], peninsula, c.80 mi (130 km) long, NW Iceland, between Breiðafjörður and Húnaflói and extending into the Denmark Strait. The peninsula, c.90 mi (…Tórshavn
(Encyclopedia) Tórshavn or ThorshavnTórshavnboth: tôrsˌhounˈ [key], city (1998 est. pop. 16,095), capital of the Faeroe Islands, on SE Streymoy Island, Denmark. It is the commercial and shipping…Skagerrak
(Encyclopedia) SkagerrakSkagerrakskăˈgərăk [key], strait, c.150 mi (240 km) long and 85 mi (140 km) wide, between Norway and Denmark, linking the North Sea and the Baltic Sea by way of the Kattegat.…Skåne
(Encyclopedia) SkåneSkåneskōˈnə [key] or ScaniaSkåneskānˈyə, –ēə [key], historic province of extreme S Sweden, now included in Malmöhus co. Skåne, the scene of many battles, was held by Denmark until…European Free Trade Association
(Encyclopedia) European Free Trade Association (EFTA), customs union and trading bloc; its current members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. EFTA was established in 1960 by Austria…Sture
(Encyclopedia) StureSturestüˈrə [key], noble family that played a leading role in Sweden in the 15th and 16th cent. Sten Sture, the elder, c.1440–1503, was chosen regent in 1470. In the battle of…Fredericia
(Encyclopedia) Fredericia Fredericia frĭᵺərēˈtsyä [key], city, Vejle co., central Denmark, on the Lille Bælt. It is a…Trending
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