The Sværholt Peninsula ( or ) is a

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county,

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. The peninsula lies between the

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and

Laksefjorden ( Norwegian; ), , or is a fjord located entirely in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. At long, it is the third-longest fjord in Finnmark county after the Porsangerfjorden and Varangerfjorden. The fjord is situated in a sparsel ...

in the municipalities of

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, and

Porsanger Porsanger may refer to: Places * Porsanger Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Porsanger Peninsula, peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway * Porsanger Fjord, fjord in Finnmark county, Norway People * Anders Porsanger (1735� ...

. The peninsula has some settlements, mostly on the inner part of the peninsula. The villages of Veidnes and Brenna are two of the larger settlements on the Sværholt Peninsula. The lake Kjæsvannet lies in the central part of the peninsula. The Sværholtklubben Nature Reserve lies at the northern tip of the peninsula.

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