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The Museum Nord, Narvik is a museum in Narvik, Norway. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
History
Narvik was founded in 1902 as the railhead of the Ofoten railway at an ice-free port on the Ofotfjorden. The town was named after the previous farm. LKAB, the mining corporation, exports a huge supply of iron ore from Kiruna in neighbouring Sweden. The Swedish company (Gällivarre Aktiebolag) built a railway to Narvik. Due to the warm currents from the Gulf Stream, the port is usually kept ice-free. The port is also naturally large to hold boats up to 208 metres (682 ft) long and 27 metres (89 ft) deep.
It has transported more than a billion tons of iron ore from Sweden since 1902. Each train carries 6,800 tonnes of ore in 68 wagons. Each axle has a carrying capacity of 30 tonnes. Narvik was heavily bombed in World War II, and entry to the harbour was blocked by sunken ships. These were cleared and business re-commenced.
The museum is situated a kilometre from the harbour and contains models of significant bridges and landing stages.