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NARVIK or VICTORIAHAVN, a seaport on the Ofoten See also: Fjord of the See also: north-west See also: coast of See also: Norway, in Nordland amt (county), 68° 30' N
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It is wholly See also: modern, See also: developed by the construction and completion (1903) of the Ofoten railway, the most northerly in the See also: world
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There are extensive quays, from which is shipped the iron ore from the See also: rich districts traversed by the See also: line
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Narvik is 167 m
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N.W. of See also: Gellivara, and 982 N. by W. of See also: Stockholm by the railway
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In summer express trains cover the whole distance in two days
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Narvik is a convenient point from which to visit the beautiful Lofoten Islands
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