AASVAR, âs′-vär, Norwegian islands near the Arctic Circle, where the great Nordland herring are caught in December and January to the extent of sometimes 200,000 tons, and 10,000 men are employed, who live elsewhere the rest of the year.
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AASVAR, âs′-vär, Norwegian islands near the Arctic Circle, where the great Nordland herring are caught in December and January to the extent of sometimes 200,000 tons, and 10,000 men are employed, who live elsewhere the rest of the year.