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Børselva
, , or is a river in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The long river runs from the mountains down to the village of Børselv, and it then empties out into the Porsangerfjorden. The river has a watershed and at the mouth, the water discharges at a rate of . This area has three productive salmon rivers, the other two being Lakselva (which literally means ''the salmon river'') and Stabburselva. The river has good grilse runs and salmon weighing around are annually caught here. The Børselva river runs through the Silfar canyon A canyon (; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), gorge or chasm, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency t ... where the water is emerald green in colour and crystal clear. That is one of the deepest canyons in Europe. References Rivers of Finnmark Porsanger Rivers of Norway {{N ...
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Porsanger Municipality
Porsanger (; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lakselv. Other villages in the municipality include Børselv, Brenna, Finnmark, Brenna, Indre Billefjord, Kistrand, Olderfjord, and Skoganvarre. The municipality is the 3rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Porsanger is the 208th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,889 (many of whom have a Kven (Kainu) or Sami background). The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 1.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of ''Kistrand'' (renamed ''Porsanger'' in 1964) was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1851, the southern part of Kistrand (population: 869) was separated to become the new Kautokeino Municipality. On 1 January 1861, the northern part of Kistran ...
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Børselv
, , or is a village in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the base of the Sværholt Peninsula, along the east side of the Porsangerfjorden, at the outlet of the river Børselva. The village of Brenna lies about to the north and about northeast of the municipal centre of Lakselv. Børselv Church is located in this village. The area is full of Kven language-speakers and the ''Kvæntunet'' cultural and language centre for the Kven people Kvens (; ; ; ; ) are a Balto-Finnic ethnic group indigenous to the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and parts of Russia. In 1996, Kvens were granted minority status in Norway, and in 2005 the Kven language was recognized as a mino ... is located in Børselv. References Villages in Finnmark Porsanger Populated places of Arctic Norway Ethnic enclaves in Norway {{Finnmark-geo-stub ...
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Stabburselva
Stabburselva (; ) is a river in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The long river runs through the Stabbursdalen valley which is in the Stabbursdalen National Park which contains the world's most northerly pine tree, pine forest. The river empties into the Porsangerfjorden about north of Lakselv, along the European route E06 highway. The Stabburselva river has the reputation of being a good salmon fishing river, along with the nearby rivers Lakselva and Børselva. References

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