85 people died when a gunman opened fire at the Utoeya camp on Friday, hours after a blast in the government quarter killed seven.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has comforted relatives of victims alongside the Norwegian king and warned there could be yet more casualties.
A 32-year-old Norwegian man has been charged over both attacks.
Many people were still looking for their children and had not so far been able to locate them, PM Stoltenberg said after meeting victims and relatives with King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon in the town of Sundvollen near the island.
Mr Stoltenberg said he was "deeply touched" by the meetings. "We will do whatever we can to give them as much support as possible," he said.
Earlier he said that he was due to have been on Utoeya - "a youth paradise turned into a hell" - a few hours after the attack took place.
The suspect is reported by local media to have had links with right-wing extremists. He has been named as Anders Behring Breivik. Police searched his Oslo apartment overnight and are questioning him.
The man is believed to be responsible for both attacks.
TV2, Norway's largest broadcaster, was among several local media outlets that identified the suspect as Anders Behring Breivik, 32.
Breivik is described as a member of "right-wing extremist groups in eastern Norway," and a farmer.
Police said the investigation is still open and they are trying to determine an exact motive and whether he was working with anyone.
More information about the suspect emerged today as an agricultural material supplier told police that the man purchased at least six tons of fertilizer several weeks prior to the twin attacks, the Associated Press reported. Fertilizer could be used to make bombs.
"This is beyond comprehension. It's a nightmare. It's a nightmare for those who have been killed, for their mothers and fathers, family and friends," Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told reporters early today.
Just hours before the shooting at a summer youth camp run by Norway's ruling party on the island of Utoya, explosions ripped through a government building in the capital city of Oslo and left at least seven people dead.
The suspect had been seen in Oslo earlier in the day, according to media reports.
Youth Camp Shooting
After blasts rocked Oslo, the shore of a once idyllic lake at Utoya became a horrific triage area.
"The guy was dressed as a policeman and he was trying to ensure that he was helping us and he said, 'come here,'" said witness Jorgen Benone. "He had a rifle or a sniper which he was using to shoot at us. It was total chaos."
Many tried to swim to safety but the gunman armed with several weapons was able to shoot them as they swam.
Bodies after bodies were pulled from the lake.
The boats and helicopters couldn't move the dead and injured fast enough.
"People were jumping out of windows and running everywhere in all directions - terrified for their lives," said Benone. "Most people ran towards the water hiding behind stones and small hills."
Adrian Pracon, a 21-year-old district secretary, says shooting victims were falling on top of him on the island.
He said he played dead in order to save his own life.
"I feel his breath, I could feel his boots, I could the warmth from the barrel but I didn't move and that's what saved my life.
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