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Norwegian/Vocabulary/Geography
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Geografi (geography)
Bosetninger (settlements)
by: city
bygd: village
grend: collection of farms
gård: farm
landsby: rural town
tettsted: town
Fjell (mountains)
berg: mountain, barren rock
bergknaus, knaus: small peak
fjell: mountain
fjellrygg: mountain ridge
kolle: mountain- or hilltop
li: mountainside, hillside
tind: tall and sharp mountain peak
ås: hill
Landskap (landscapes)
dal: valley
holme: isle
skog: forest
slette: plain
ørken: desert
øy: island
Vann (water)
bekk: stream, creek, brook
dam: pond
elv: river
fjord: fjord
foss: waterfall, rapid (in river)
hav: ocean
innsjø: lake
isbre: glacier
munning: mouth (of river)
sjø: sea
tjern: small lake
vik: bay
å: minor river