Glåma (river) (English spelling)

Japanese: グローマ[川]（英語表記）Glåma

Norway's longest and most voluminous river. Total length 611 km. It originates in the Dovre Mountains in central Norway, flows through the southeastern part of the country, and empties into the Oslo Fjord at Fredrikstad near the Swedish border. The lower reaches are also called the Glomma. The middle and lower reaches are covered with forests, where trees are cut down in winter and rafts are used to float the river in summer. There used to be many sawmills and pulp factories in the lower reaches, but these have decreased significantly in recent years and have been replaced by an increasing number of hydroelectric power plants. Since the Middle Ages, the lower reaches have been a natural defense line against Sweden, and several historic castles remain.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ノルウェーで最も長く，最も水量の多い川。全長611km。中部ノルウェーのドブレ山地に発し，国の南東部を流れ，スウェーデン国境に近いフレドリクスタでオスロ･フィヨルドに注ぐ。下流部はグロンマ川Glommaともよばれる。中･下流には森林帯が広く，冬に伐採され，夏は筏（いかだ）にして川を流し，下流には製材所やパルプ工場が多かったが，最近は著しく減少し，代わって水力発電所が増えた。中世以来，下流部はスウェーデンに対する自然の防衛線で，歴史的な城砦がいくつか残っている。

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