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===Other honours=== * {{flag|Norway}} β A 180 000 km<sup>2</sup> area ([[Prince Olav Coast]]) and the [[Prince Olav Mountains]] in [[Antarctica]] are named in his honour. * {{flag|Norway}} β [[Olav V Land]] on [[Svalbard]] is named in his honour. * {{flag|Norway}} β In 1961 the King was a laureate of the [[Nansen Refugee Award]]. * {{flag|Norway}} β In 1968 he was awarded the [[Holmenkollen medal]]. * {{flag|Norway}} β In 2005, Olav was proclaimed the [[Norwegian of the Century]], with 41 percent of the tele-votes in a popular competition held by [[NRK]]. * {{flag|United Kingdom|air force}} β In 1959, Olav was granted the honorary rank of [[Air Chief Marshal]] in the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=41815 |date=11 September 1959 |page=5791 |supp=y }}</ref> * {{flag|United Kingdom|naval}} β In 1958, Olav was granted the honorary rank of [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] in the [[Royal Navy]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=41435 |date=1 July 1958 |page=4199 |supp=y }}</ref> and in 1988, he was granted the honorary rank of [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=51344 |date=23 May 1988 |page=6093 |supp=y }}</ref> * {{flag|United Kingdom}} β [[Freedom of the City|Honorary Freeman]] of [[Richmond, London|Richmond]] * {{flag|United Kingdom}} β [[Freedom of the City|Honorary Freedom]] of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Rolleiv |last=Solholm |title=King Harald receives honorary title |url=http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/culture/21238 |work=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |publisher=Norway Post |date=14 November 2008 |access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref> * {{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}} β [[Prince Olav Harbour]] on [[South Georgia Island|South Georgia]] is also named in his honour. {{clear}} * {{flag|Norway}} β Member of the [[Independent Order of Odd Fellows]].{{sfn|Suits|2011|p=53}} * {{flag|Skopje}}, [[SR Macedonia]] - In 1966, Olav became an honorary citizen.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-15|title=Official portal of City of Skopje - Honorary citizens|url=http://skopje.gov.mk/EN/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415161438/http://skopje.gov.mk/EN/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=26|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-04-15|access-date=2021-07-01}}</ref>
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