Birdwatch Norway... Troms
Long fjords, deep valleys and high mountains, combined with big
islands along the coast make Troms county a Norway in miniature.
A thousand years ago the rule of Norwegian kings and chieftains
had it's borders in the northern parts of Troms. More than a third
of the county's population lives in the city of Tromsø, the main
port to the Arctic waters. The main city is situated on the Troms
island, which has given the name to the city (Danish "ø" and
Norwegian "øy" means island) and the county. The origins of the
name is uncertain.
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