Framework.searchButtonTitle ENGLISH / EN HOME PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY TESTLAB MEDIABANK STORE LOCATOR PHOTO BOX Unique conditions Norway lies partly within the Arctic Circle, has periods of extreme weather, and has been created by recurring ice ages. Additionally, the Gulf Stream supplies the coastline with warm sea water from the Caribbean to create warm and stable conditions for growth - but also extreme weather since cold fronts from the Arctic Ocean occasionally collide with the ocean currents. Massive mountain ranges also help to create a lot of different weather conditions and in the middle of this 'weather machine' is testlabnorway - a test bed that is only bounded by Norway's geography and the imagination of the researchers within it. Diverse landscape The landscape in Norway is characterized by the ice ages that have shaped it. Long fjords, steep mountains, jagged peaks, islands and islets are made by the huge masses of ice that carved the landscape by pulling it back and forth. In addition, there are broad valleys and flat plains. North of the Arctic Circle the Earth's rotation creates bright summer days where the sun never sets below the horizon, and the corresponding dark winter days where the sun never rises. Norway is bordered by four oceans. The North Sea in the west, the Skagerrak in the south, the Norwegian Sea in the west and the Barents Sea in the northeast. Midnight sun At the North Pole there are six months a year when the sun never sets, and six months when the sun never rises. This occurs because the axis of rotation of the earth changes. Closer to the Arctic Circle there are fewer days with midnight sun (in the summer) and polar night (in the winter), but the hours of daylight vary very much more than further south on the continent. At the equator, the length of day and night are nearly equal throughout the year. TESTLAB NORWAY Testlab Norway TEAM VIKING Heidi Weng Kjetil Jansrud Leif Kristian Haugen Henrik Kristoffersen ABOUT VIKING News History Values Social Responsibility CUSTOMER SERVICE Store Locator FAQ Maintenance Care Contact NEWSLETTER Subscribe to our newsletter © Viking fottøy AS, Norway Phone.: +47 22072400 Fax: +47 22072499 Fax Customer service: +47 22072480

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