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Two steamships have borne the name Nordnorge, after the Norwegian name for Northern Norway:
Four steamships have borne the name Dronning Maud, after the Norwegian Queen Maud:
Two motor ships have borne the name Polarbjørn:
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Several motor ships have borne the name Midnatsol:
Several motor ships have borne the name Polarlys:
Two motor ships have borne the name Nordnorge:
Two motor ships have borne the name Nordlys:
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Several motor ships have borne the name Sama:
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- ↑ "Stavangerfjord (9344746)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 30 November 2013.
