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Haakon VII (other)
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Haakon VII (1872–1957) was King of Norway from 1905 to 1957. Haakon VII or King Haakon VII or ''variation'', may also refer to: Ships * HNoMS ''King Haakon VII'', a Royal Norwegian Navy escort ship in commission from 1942 to 1951 * HNoMS ''Haakon VII'' (A537), a Royal Norwegian Navy training ship in commission from 1958 to 1974 Places Norway * Haakon VII Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway * Haakon VII street, Trondheim, Norway * Haakon VII Toppen (Haakon VII Peak), a peak on Beerenberg, Jan Mayan, Norway Antarctica * King Haakon VII Vidde (Haakon VII Plateau), a plateau in Antarctica * King Haakon VII Sea, East Antarctica, Southern Ocean See also * * Haakon (other) Haakon may refer to: Given names * Haakon (given name) * Håkon, modern Norwegian spelling of the name * Håkan, Swedish spelling of the name * Hakon, Danish spelling of the name People Norwegian royalty * Haakon I of Norway (c. 920–961), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haakon VII
Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick VIII of Denmark and Louise of Sweden. Prince Carl was educated at the Royal Danish Naval Academy and served in the Royal Danish Navy. After the 1905 dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway, Prince Carl was offered the Norwegian crown. Following a November plebiscite, he accepted the offer and was formally elected King of Norway by the Storting. He took the Old Norse name ''Haakon'' and ascended to the throne as Haakon VII, becoming the first independent Norwegian monarch since 1387. As king, Haakon gained much sympathy from the Norwegian people. Although the Constitution of Norway vests the King with considerable executive powers, in practice Haakon confined himself to non-partisan roles without interfering in politics, a practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNoMS King Haakon VII
HNoMS ''King Haakon VII'' was a Royal Norwegian Navy escort ship during World War II, named after King Haakon VII of Norway. She was given to the RNoN by the United States on 16 September 1942, in the presence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha.Hansen 2005: 149 Handover ceremony The original intention of the US authorities had been to hand over the warship to the exiled Norwegians on 3 August 1942, on the 70th birthday of King Haakon VII. This plan could however not be carried out as Crown Princess Märtha was going spend that day with her father-in-law the King in London and the handover date was postponed. During the handover ceremony Roosevelt delivered his famous " Look to Norway" - speech. ''King Haakon VII'' was formerly part of the U.S. Navy as USS ''PC 467''. The ship was built in Neponset, Massachusetts where she was launched on 29 April 1942. Norwegian service HNoMS ''King Haakon VII'', under her first commander kapteinløytn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNoMS Haakon VII (A537)
USS ''Gardiners Bay'' (AVP-39) was a United States Navy seaplane tender in commission from 1945 to 1958 that saw service in the latter stages of World War II and in the Korean War. After her decommissioning, she was transferred to Norway, and she served in the Royal Norwegian Navy as the training ship HNoMS ''Haakon VII'' (A537) from 1958 to 1974. Construction and commissioning ''Gardiners Bay'' was launched on 2 December 1944 at Houghton, Washington, by the Lake Washington Shipyard, sponsored by Mrs. George L. Richard. She commissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, Washington, on 11 February 1945. United States Navy service World War II ''Gardiners Bay'' departed Seattle, Washington, on 1 March 1945 for shakedown out of San Diego, California, which she completed on 20 April 1945. She then proceeded via Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands to tend the seaplanes of Patrol Bombing Squadron 19 ( VPB-19) in a 10-day training period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haakon VII Land
Haakon VII Land is a land area at the northwestern part of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, between Woodfjorden and Kongsfjorden. The area is named after Haakon VII of Norway. The highest mountain in Haakon VII Land is Eidsvollfjellet Eidsvollfjellet is a mountain in Haakon VII Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The mountain has a height of 1,449 m.a.s.l. and is located between Vonbreen Vonbreen (Hope Glacier) is a glacier in Haakon VII Land and Andrée Land at Spitsbergen, .... References Geography of Svalbard Spitsbergen {{Spitsbergen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haakon VII Street
Haakon VII's gate is a street in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. Running mostly through the neighborhood of Lade, it serves several large shopping centers, such as City Lade, Lade Arena and Lefdal. On the northeastern side lies the sports facility Lade Anlegget. It is named for King Haakon VII of Norway Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick V ... (1872–1957), who reigned in Norway from 1905 to 1957. From 1940 to 1965, the area around the street was Trondheim Airport, Lade. References Roads in Trondheim {{Norway-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haakon VII Toppen
Beerenberg is a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano and the only volcano in Norway. The volcano is topped by a mostly ice-filled crater about wide, with numerous peaks along its rim including the highest summit, Haakon VII Toppen, on its western side. Name Its name is Dutch for "Bear Mountain", and comes from the polar bears seen there by Dutch whalers in the early 17th century. Description The upper slopes of the volcano are largely ice-covered, with several major glaciers including five which reach the sea. The longest of the glaciers is the Weyprecht Glacier, which flows from the summit crater via a breach through the northwestern portion of the crater rim, and extends about down to the sea. Beerenberg is composed primarily of basaltic lava flows with minor amounts of tephra. Numerous cinder cones have been formed along slope fissures. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Haakon VII Vidde
A number of Antarctic features were named after Norwegian royal family members. This is due to either the name being bestowed by Roald Amundsen when he reached the South Pole as the first person ever in 1911, or due to Norwegian feats of exploration or claims on the area. * King Haakon VII Vidde was the name given to the entire plateau surrounding the South Pole in honour of King Haakon VII of Norway, now denoted the Antarctic Plateau. * Queen Maud Land is named in honour of Queen Maud of Norway. Five sectors of Queen Maud Land have been named after other members of the royal family: ** Prins Olav Kyst ** Kronprinsesse Märtha Kyst ** Prinsesse Astrid Kyst ** Prinsesse Ragnhild Kyst ** Prins Harald Kyst * Dronning Maud Fjellene * Prins Olav Fjellene {{DEFAULTSORT:Antarctic Features Named After Norwegian Royals Lists of place name etymologies Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Haakon VII Sea
King Haakon VII Sea ( no, King Haakon VII Hav) is a proposed name for part of the Southern Ocean on the coast of East Antarctica. Geography The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), often recognized as the authority for worldwide water body names, does not include this sea name. The IHO 2002 draft was never approved by the IHO (or any other organization), and the 1953 IHO document (which does not contain the name) remains currently in force. Most leading geographic authorities and atlases do not use the name, including the 2014 10th edition World Atlas from the National Geographic Society. By a narrow proposed definition, this sea would be between the Weddell Sea and a proposed Lazarev Sea name, and thus stretch only along Princess Martha Coast from Cape Norvegia at 12°18′W, the easternmost point of the Weddell Sea, to Fimbul Ice Shelf close to the Prime Meridian at 0°0′, which is proposed as the western border of Lazarev Sea. From the Norwegian point of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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