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Nordland

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[nohr-lahn, noor-] / ˈnoʊr lɑn, ˈnur- /

noun

  1. a county in N Norway. 14,797 sq. mi. (38,325 sq. km). Bodö.


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In Norway's Nordland region, one of the most northerly counties in the country, the fire department responded to more than 200 weather‑related incidents, broadcaster NRK reported.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

A statement from Nordland county police on Monday revealed the earlier arrests of three men and one woman on Oct.

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2022

It “had a crew of four and was out on a training mission in Nordland County” in northern Norway, the country’s armed forces said in a statement.

From Washington Times • Mar. 19, 2022

Tone Vangen, head of the Nordland county where the alleged assaults took place, apologized, acknowledging that police “didn’t do a good job.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2017

For while we lay at anchor in Taimur Sound, Captain Edward Johannesen came into the neighbourhood of the same place with his sailing vessel Nordland from Tromsoe.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882