The odd side of Norway.

Evidence-backed unusual places in Norway, grouped with maps, original sources and useful geographic context. These are crawlable research records, not an indiscriminate directory: reports without enough depth remain available for exploration but are excluded from search indexing.

METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Grefsheim meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 45.5 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Mjelleim meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A H meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 100.7 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Moss meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A CO3.6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 3,763 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Oterøy meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 246 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Pollen meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A CM2 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 253.6 g.

Map, evidence and context →METEORITE LANDING · NASA Meteorite Landings

Ski meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 850 g.

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Trollfjell UNESCO Global Geopark

NO

During the annual Nordland Regatta each June, the four-oared bindalsfæringen, the Viking boats, are shown sailing on the Bindalsfjord.See petroglyphs at Vistnesdalen and soapstone quarries a

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Magma UNESCO Global Geopark

NO

Explore the Jøssingfjord Science Museum in Helleren, where minimalist architecture meets an immersive journey through the region’s geology, culture, and technology—making it a must-visit des

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

The Fjord Coast UNESCO Global Geopark

NO

Learn about and participate in the revival of ancient traditions in Hardbakke, where the community sustains coastal heathlands through Old Norse sheep grazing and controlled burning, preserv

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Sunnhordland UNESCO Global Geopark

NO

Take a hike along the 2 km path to the Ryvarden cultural lighthouse, passing through 1.5 billion-year-old, ice-polished Auge gneiss and enjoying breathtaking views of the Hardangerfjord and

Map, evidence and context →UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK · UNESCO Global Geoparks

Gea Norvegica UNESCO Global Geopark

NO

Discover rich Viking history including the oldest trading town in Norway, Kaupang, and the traces of one of the three large Viking ships in Norway (Klåstad skipet).The Norwegian Coastal Trai

Map, evidence and context →SHIPWRECK · Expanded physical oddities

SS Dronning Maud

Location recorded in Wikidata

Norwegian Hurtigruten ship sunk under controversial circumstances by German bombers during the 1940 Norwegian Campaign

Map, evidence and context →