Vardø is a city and municipality in the county of Finnmark in the extreme northeast of Norway. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, until 1918 known as amter, singular - amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ... Finnmark (Finnmárku in Sami) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms. ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

The port, on the Barents Sea, remains ice-free all year round thanks to the effect of the warm North Atlantic drift. Vardø is a port of call on Norway's Hurtigruten ferry service. The town is the northern termination of European route E75, which starts in Sitia, Crete. Southeastern portion of Barents Sea, the Kola Peninsula and the White Sea. ... Icicles A natural ice block in Iceland Ice is the solid form of water. ... The North Atlantic drift is a powerful warm ocean current that continues the Gulf Stream northeast. ... Hurtigruten is the name of a Norwegian coastal transport service which is over a hundred years old. ... Europes road system incorporates a series of European routes, which are numbered E1 and up. ... Sitias harbor Sitia is a port town in the far east of Crete. ... Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Fishing and seafood processing remain Vardø's major sources of income, although tourism is starting to become an important economic factor.

Vardø is usually referred to as Norway's only mainland town in the Arctic climate zone, although this is not strictly correct since the town is located on an island about 2 km off the coast. The island is connected to the mainland via an undersea tunnel (Norway's first such structure); the town's airport and the settlement of Svartnes are located on the mainland opposite the tunnel entrance. Regions with a polar climate are characterized by a lack of warm summers (specifically, no month having an average temperature of 10°C or higher), resulting in the absence of trees in such places, which may also be covered with glaciers or a permanent or semi_permanent layer of ice. ...

Vardø's tourist attractions include Vardøhus Festning, a fortress dating back to the late 13th century, although the present structure dates from 1734, several bird colonies, and remnants of German fortifications from World War II. Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Vardøhus Festning is home to two rowan trees which are diligently nurtured and warmed in winter since these trees cannot normally survive in Vardø's cold climate. Originally, seven trees were planted in 1960; the one that survived managed to blossom twice, in 1974 and 1981. The tree finally succumbed to cold weather in 2002, but two new saplings have been planted in its place. This article is about the rowan tree; for other uses of the term, see Rowan (disambiguation) Species Sorbus subgenus Sorbus Sorbus aucuparia - European Rowan Sorbus americana - American Rowan Sorbus cashmeriana - Kashmir Rowan Sorbus commixta - Japanese Rowan Sorbus decora - Showy Rowan Sorbus glabrescens - White-fruited Rowan Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan Sorbus... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Officer's quarters at Vardøhus Festning. The sorbus trees can be seen to the left and right of the stairway.

Since 1998, the town has housed a radar installation called Globus II. Its official purpose is the tracking of space junk; however, due to the site's close proximity to Russia and an alleged connection between the Globus II system and US anti-missile systems, the site has been the basis for hot controversy in diplomatic and intelligence circles.[1]  (http://www.armscontrol.ru/start/publications/adtp0225.htm) Download high resolution version (1024x719, 370 KB)Vardøhus Festning: commanders quarters, photographed during a brief spell of sunny weather in summer 2003 Photo taken by Ferkelparade and hereby released under the GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Download high resolution version (1024x719, 370 KB)Vardøhus Festning: commanders quarters, photographed during a brief spell of sunny weather in summer 2003 Photo taken by Ferkelparade and hereby released under the GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... M*A*S*H, see Corporal Walter (Radar) OReilly. ... Space Debris Space debris or orbital debris, also called space junk, are the objects in orbit around Earth created by man that no longer serve any useful purpose. ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...