Norfolk is on the eastern side of the UK, mostly the 'bump at the back'
2006-12-17 06:13:51
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answered by ? 6
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Norfolk (pronounced IPA: [ˈnɒːfək]) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast, including The Wash. The county capital is Norwich, located at 52°37′59″N, 1°17′38″E. Norfolk is the fifth largest ceremonial county in England, with an area of 5,371 sq km (2,074 sq mi).
Physical geography
Geologically Norfolk can be divided into three regions. In the east the county lies on weak pliocene (1.8-5.3mya) rocks which form low, flat land easily eroded by the sea. Fossils in these rocks document over a million years of climate fluctuations. To the west is a stronger band of Chalk (70-100mya) which dips to the north and in places has a unique red colour[5]. The chalk is part of the Southern England Chalk Formation which is also found in Salisbury Plain, the South Downs and Isle of Wight, though in Norfolk it doesn't form as high hills as to the south. In the far west of county the landscape is again low, flat and wet, around The Wash, a large inlet eroded into the weak rock[6]. The transition between the eastern and western geology can be seen clearly at Weybourne, where the coastline suddenly changes[7].
Much of Norfolk, like surrounding East Anglian counties, is low lying and close to sea level. The Norfolk Broads are an important wetland habitat and tourist attraction, part of The Broads statutory area which has similar status to a National Park. Another important habitat is Thetford Forest Park, a coniferous forest and heathland park. Some of the county, like neighbouring Cambridgeshire, is used for intensive arable agriculture and is crossed by artificial drainage canals.
The highest point of the county is Beacon Hill at 105m. It is the highest point of the Cromer Ridge, a ridge of old glacial moraines that stands next to the coast above Cromer.
Being in the east, sheltered from most of the extreme weather of the Atlantic, Norfolk has amongst the lowest rainfall in the UK, at 466-641mm (18-25in)[8]. The area has mean temperatures of between 9.4 and 10.1 degrees celsius (approx 50 degrees fahrenheit), second only to South West and South East England[9]. With between 1471 and 1885 hours of sunshine annually, it is behind only the south-coast counties and Suffolk.
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2006-12-17 23:03:20
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answered by catzpaw 6
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Norfolk, Norfolk Broads, Great Yarmouth. Its east Anglia. Lovely.
2006-12-17 07:45:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Where Is Norfolk
2016-10-04 00:39:05
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answered by jensen 4
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Norfolk is located in Southern Virginia, close by Virginia Beach. Give this site a try it seems like it has great information about the city: http://www.norfolkcvb.com/
2006-12-17 06:16:42
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answered by *Ms Manners* 2
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England, and there is a Norfolk in Virginia.
2006-12-17 06:19:51
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answered by linlinloop 2
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Norfolk is in Turkey... So Bernard Mathews says?
2006-12-17 06:28:31
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answered by plantpot 1
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Norfolk (place of the North Folk) is directly north of Suffolk (place of the South Folk).
2006-12-17 06:22:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Eastern Nebraska.
Maybe you need to specify which Norfolk. There are lots of them.
2006-12-17 06:14:53
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answered by unicornfarie1 6
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Virginia
2006-12-17 06:13:38
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answered by temaleth 2
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