70°51′28″N .... Berlevåg, Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark, Norway
Berlevåg is located on the north eastern coast of the Varanger peninsula along the Barents Sea in Berlevåg municipality in Finnmark county in north east Norway. The village lies along road 890 and the Hurtigruten boats stop daily.
Berlevåg is one of the largest fishing villages in Finnmark county and there are 4 large breakwaters protecting the village and harbour from the ocean.
Near the end of World War 2, the Germans retreated from Finnmark county from September 1944 to February 1945 and they used "scorched earth" tactics resulting in all buildings in Berlevåg being burned down.
Date: 14th April 2010
Location: view from road 890 between Kongsfjord and Berlevåg, Varanger peninsula, Finnmark, Norway
Berlevåg is one of the largest fishing villages in Finnmark county and there are 4 large breakwaters protecting the village and harbour from the ocean.
Near the end of World War 2, the Germans retreated from Finnmark county from September 1944 to February 1945 and they used "scorched earth" tactics resulting in all buildings in Berlevåg being burned down.
Date: 14th April 2010
Location: view from road 890 between Kongsfjord and Berlevåg, Varanger peninsula, Finnmark, Norway
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