Varangerfjord, Varanger peninsula, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
The Varanger peninsula is situated in Troms og Finnmark in the extreme north east of Norway. With an area of 800 square miles, it is the largest area within the Arctic climate zone in mainland Norway and is bordered by Tanafjord to the west, Varangerfjord to the south and the Barents Sea to the north and east. The area has a rugged mountain terrain with altitudes up to 2077 feet and it has an Arctic tundra climate.
The coast of the Varanger peninsula is an important area for breeding, migrating and wintering birds, especially some notable Arctic species. The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management has a project on the Varanger peninsula to reintroduce and protect the Arctic Fox which is critically endangered on the Norwegian mainland.
The Varangerhalvøya National Park (Norwegian: Varangerhalvøya Nasjonalpark) lies to the west of road Fv341 and protects a majority of the land on the Varanger peninsula.
Varangerfjord is the easternmost fjord in Norway and is located between the Varanger peninsula and the mainland of Norway. Varangerfjord flows through the municipalities of Vardø, Vadsø, Nesseby and Sør-Varanger. The fjord is approximately 62 miles long and empties in to the Barents Sea. The mouth is about 43 miles wide and is located between the town of Vardø in the north west and the village of Grense Jakobselv in the south east. The fjord stretches westwards inland past the town of Vadsø to the village of Varangerbotn in Nesseby municipality.
Date: 3rd July 2019
Location: view near Krampenes, Varanger peninsula, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
The coast of the Varanger peninsula is an important area for breeding, migrating and wintering birds, especially some notable Arctic species. The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management has a project on the Varanger peninsula to reintroduce and protect the Arctic Fox which is critically endangered on the Norwegian mainland.
The Varangerhalvøya National Park (Norwegian: Varangerhalvøya Nasjonalpark) lies to the west of road Fv341 and protects a majority of the land on the Varanger peninsula.
Varangerfjord is the easternmost fjord in Norway and is located between the Varanger peninsula and the mainland of Norway. Varangerfjord flows through the municipalities of Vardø, Vadsø, Nesseby and Sør-Varanger. The fjord is approximately 62 miles long and empties in to the Barents Sea. The mouth is about 43 miles wide and is located between the town of Vardø in the north west and the village of Grense Jakobselv in the south east. The fjord stretches westwards inland past the town of Vadsø to the village of Varangerbotn in Nesseby municipality.
Date: 3rd July 2019
Location: view near Krampenes, Varanger peninsula, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
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