Norwegian/Vocabulary/Geography

Geografi (geography)

Bosetninger (settlements)

• by: city
• bygd: village
• grend: collection of farms
• gård: farm
• landsby: rural town
• tettsted: town

Fjell (mountains)

• berg: mountain, barren rock
• bergknaus, knaus: small peak
• fjell: mountain
• fjellrygg: mountain ridge
• kolle: mountain- or hilltop
• li: mountainside, hillside
• tind: tall and sharp mountain peak
• ås: hill

Landskap (landscapes)

• dal: valley
• holme: isle
• skog: forest
• slette: plain
• ørken: desert
• øy: island

Vann (water)

• bekk: stream, creek, brook
• dam: pond
• elv: river
• fjord: fjord
• foss: waterfall, rapid (in river)
• hav: ocean
• innsjø: lake
• isbre: glacier
• munning: mouth (of river)
• sjø: sea
• tjern: small lake
• vik: bay
• å: minor river