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The article discusses the definition of the Arctic in Norway – by asking questions like ´where is the Arctic, what is the Arctic´ – and by investigate extracts from literature and politics, travelogues and tourism. The author shows that there are multiple definitions of the Arctic, and that many of...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nordlit
Main Author: Henning Howlid Wærp
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Norwegian
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/13.3075
https://doaj.org/article/bb37e5cc7e194a6f9ec6950a94e34a07
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Summary:The article discusses the definition of the Arctic in Norway – by asking questions like ´where is the Arctic, what is the Arctic´ – and by investigate extracts from literature and politics, travelogues and tourism. The author shows that there are multiple definitions of the Arctic, and that many of them are connected to certain interests.