Aukra

Aukra is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

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Municipality - County - Møre og Romsdal - Norway

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Aukra is the site of Norway's best-known shipwreck and rescue operation of the 1900s, of the cargo vessel Rokta April 4, 1938. The monument of Rokta is situated on Rindarøy, with a view of Galleskjæra where Rokta sank.

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1900s - April 4 - 1938

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Nyhamna on the island Gossa in Aukra is the location where the pipeline from the enormous gas field Ormen Lange comes onstream in 2007. Local politicians expect a lot from the land-based production facility. Especially the taxes – which in their opinion far exceeds the externalities put on the inhabitants of Gossa.

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Gossa - Pipeline - Ormen Lange - 2007

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