Information: - Nordland is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Vasterbotten County to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county was formerly known as "Nordlandene amt". The county administration is in Bod. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995. - Norway (; Norwegian: (Bokmal) or (Nynorsk); Sami: "Norgga"), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land. Until 1814, the Kingdom included the Faroe Islands (since 1035), Greenland (1261), and Iceland (1262). It also included Shetland and Orkney until 1468. It also included the following provinces, now in Sweden: Jamtland, Harjedalen and Bohuslan. - The Norwegian Coast Guard is a maritime military force which is part of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The coast guard's responsibility are for fisheries inspection, customs enforcement, border control, law enforcement, shipping inspection, environmental protection, and search and rescue. It operates throughout Norway's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), internal waters and territorial waters. It is headquartered at Sortland Naval Base. In 2013 the Coast Guard had 370 employees, including conscripts, and a budget of 1.0 billion Norwegian krone. - Grytya is an island located just north of the large island of Hinnya and south of the island of Bjarkya in northern Norway. It belongs to the municipality of Harstad in Troms county. It is surrounded by the Vagsfjorden in the east and the Andfjorden in the west. The island has an area of and the highest peak is the tall mountain Nona. The population of Grytya (2001) is 539. The northern part of the island was formerly part of the old municipality of Bjarky, which merged with Harstad on 1 January 2013. The southeastern part of the island is the most agriculturally productive. There is a ferry connection from Bjrna (on Grytya) to Vika (on Hinnya), just north of the town of Harstad. The main road on the island follows the coastline from the northeast at Fenes to Grotavr in the northwest. There is very little settlement on the northern coast, and no road connections there. - The Royal Norwegian Navy (Norwegian: Sjforsvaret, "the naval defence (forces)") is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of the state of Norway. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 32,000 when fully mobilized) and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support vessels and 2 training vessels. The navy also includes the Coast Guard. - Hinnya is the fourth-largest island in Norway and the largest off the mainland covering an area of . It is located on the west coast of the country, in Northern Norway. The western part of the island is in the district of Vesteralen, the southwestern part is in Lofoten, the southeastern part is in Ofoten and the northeastern part is in Southern Troms. In 2001, Hinnya was Norway's most populated island. - Troms is a county in Northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Lan in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean). - Narvik is located on the shores of the Ofotfjorden. The municipality is part of the traditional district of Ofoten of Northern Norway, inside the Arctic Circle. The municipality of Narvik borders the municipality of Ballangen to the southwest, Evenes to the northwest, Bardu, Gratangen, Lavangen and Skanland (in Troms county) to the north, and Norrbotten County (Lapland) in Sweden to the south and east. - Gressholman or Grasholmen is an archipelago of several islets within the municipality of Harstad in Troms county, Norway. They are located just east of the village of Fauskevag in the Vagsfjorden. The islets are situated at the mouth of the strait Tjeldsundet. The islets are popular recreational areas, especially in the summer. - Troms is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Troms. Outside of Norway, "Tromso" and "Tromso" are alternative spellings of the city. Troms is considered the northernmost city in the world with a population above 50,000. The most populous town north of it is Alta, Norway, with a population of 14,272 (2013). - Mo i Rana (pronounced "Moo i Rahna", a town and administrative centre of the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just south of the Arctic Circle and in the Helgeland region of Nordland. Some of the outlying areas of the town include the suburbs of Basmoen and Ytteren in the north and Selfors in the east. - Svalbard (formerly known by its Dutch name Spitsbergen) is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Situated north of mainland Europe, it is about midway between continental Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74 to 81 north latitude, and from 10 to 35 east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeya. - Geography. The municipality is located on many islands in southern Troms county. Most of the municipality is located on the large island of Hinnya, which is Norway's largest coastal island (three islands in the Svalbard archipelago are larger). The northern part of the municipality is located on the smaller islands of Grytya, Bjarkya, Sandsya, Hellya, Flatya and Krttya and many even smaller islands between the Andfjorden (to the west) and the Vagsfjorden (to the east). The municipality contains several small islands, including Arnya, Gressholman, Hellya, Kjeya, Kjtta, Kjttakalven, Flatya, Melyvr, Maga, Rogla, Lille Rogla and Akerya. - Finnmark (, , "Finnmark") is a county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland (Lapland region) to the south, and Russia (Murmansk Oblast) to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and the Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the north and northeast. - NoCGV Harstad is a purpose - built offshore patrol vessel for the Norwegian Coast Guard . She is named after the city Harstad in Northern Norway . Harstad was built as a multipurpose vessel , but optimised for emergency towing of large oil tankers ( up to 200,000 tonnes deadweight ( DWT ) ) , oil spill clean - up and fire fighting . The most common duty will be fishery inspection and search and rescue in Norway 's large exclusive economic zone . The steadily increasing traffic of large oil tankers along the Norwegian coast explains the need for this type of vessel . The vessel is built of high - end design . Designer is Rolls - Royce Marine AS , Dept. Ship Technology - Offshore Type : UT 512 - Northern Norway is the geographical region of Norway, consisting of the three northernmost counties Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in Northern Norway (from south to north) are Mo i Rana, Bod, Narvik, Harstad, Troms and Alta. Northern Norway is often described as the land of the midnight sun and the land of the northern lights. Further north, halfway to the North Pole, is the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, traditionally not regarded as part of Northern Norway. - The krone (sign: kr; code: NOK), plural "kroner", is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. It is subdivided into 100 "re", which exist only electronically since 2012. The name translates into English as "crown". - The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the sun remains visible at the local midnight. Around the summer solstice (approximately 21 June in the Northern Hemisphere and 22 December in the Southern Hemisphere) the sun is visible for the full 24 hours, given fair weather. The number of days per year with potential midnight sun increases the farther towards either pole one goes. Although approximately defined by the polar circles, in practice the midnight sun can be seen as much as 55 miles (90km) outside the polar circle, as described below, and the exact latitudes of the farthest reaches of midnight sun depend on topography and vary slightly year-to-year. - Bod is a town and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten and it is the capital of Nordland county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bod. Other villages in Bod include Misvr, Skjerstad, Saltstraumen, Lding, Lpsmarka, Kjerringy, Srvr, and Fenes. What is the relationship between 'nocgv harstad' and 'royal norwegian navy'?
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