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Varanger Peninsula
The Varanger Peninsula ( no, Varangerhalvøya; sme, Várnjárga; fkv, Varenkinniemi) is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the northeasternmost part of Norway, along the Barents Sea. The peninsula has the Tanafjorden to the west, the Varangerfjorden to the south, and the Barents Sea to the north and east. The municipalities of Vadsø, Båtsfjord, Berlevåg, Vardø, Tana, and Nesseby share the peninsula. Nesseby and Tana are only partially on the peninsula, with the rest being entirely on the peninsula. The Varangerhalvøya National Park protects most of the land on the peninsula. Geography The area has rugged mountain terrain with altitudes of up to . Much of the relief of the peninsula is a paleic surface similar to the one found in the highlands of southern Norway. In the peninsula the paleic surface is made up of an undulating plateau between the altitudes of 200 and 600 m.a.s.l. The higher parts of the undulating plateau are made up by erosion-resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamningberg
Hamningberg is an abandoned fishing village in Båtsfjord Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies along the northern coast of the large Varanger Peninsula on the shores of the Barents Sea. Its only road connection is through Vardø Municipality which is a rather long drive from the rest of Båtsfjord Municipality. Hamningberg Chapel is located in the village, although now it is only rarely used. Traditionally a fishing village, it is one of very few places in all of Finnmark county that was not burned down by the German occupation of Norway, retreating Germans in the latter part of the Second World War. It was depopulated and abandoned in 1964, although some of the houses are still in use as summer cottages. Media gallery File:Hus i Hamningberg.jpg, Houses in Hamningberg File:Hamningberg fra moloen.jpg, View of the shoreline File:Hamningberg 1.jpg, Another view of the shoreline File:Churchyard of Hamningberg.jpg, The churchyard in Hamningberg References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
