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Porsangerhalvøya
The Porsanger Peninsula () is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway. The large peninsula sits between the Altafjorden and the Porsangerfjorden and includes parts of the municipalities of Alta, Hammerfest, Måsøy, Nordkapp, and Porsanger. Stabbursdalen National Park lies on the southern end of the peninsula. The landscape of the Porsanger peninsula consists mainly of a treeless plain, a continuation of the Finnmarksvidda plateau to the south. A number of fjords cut into the peninsula, of which the largest are the Repparfjorden, Revsbotn, and Snefjorden from the west and the Kobbefjorden from the north. The European route E06 European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ... highway runs north through the peninsula. References Måsøy Nordkapp Porsanger Hammerfest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repparfjorden
Repparfjorden is a fjord in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It has a length of about , and cuts into Porsangerhalvøya from the west, southeast of the island of Kvaløya. Ocean dumping of mining waste, has not started (as of 2025). As of the end of June 2025, the municipality has ordered a pause in construction of the copper mine; the permit for construction, is not complete (as of the end of June). Construction is expected to continue, in July. Earlier (and as late as Q2 2025), activist have protested on the construction site; as a result, there have been days when construction operations were stopped. Permit for ocean dumping of waste, when copper mine starts operating As of 2015, the municipal and national authorities have made plans to dump up to two million tons of waste into the fjord annually for fifteen years. The material is waste from planned copper mines that the authorities have approved. Northern Europe's mineral sector is expanding, with nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Etymology The word ''peninsula'' derives , . The word entered English in the 16th century. Definitions A peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and the body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes said to form a peninsula, for example in the New Barbadoes Neck in New Jersey, United States. A peninsula may be connected to the mainland via an isthmus, for example, in the Isthmus of Corinth which connects to the Peloponnese peninsula. Formation and types Peninsulas can be formed from continental drift, glacial erosion, meltwater, glacial meltwater, glacial deposition (geology), deposition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnmarksvidda
Finnmarksvidda (; ) is Norway's largest plateau, with an area greater than . The plateau lies about above sea level. Approximately 36% of Finnmark lies on the Finnmarksvidda. Geography From Alta Municipality in the west to the Varanger Peninsula in the east it stretches for approximately , being at least that wide from north to south, extending into Finland. The southeastern part of the plateau is protected by the Anárjohka National Park. The park opened in 1976. Some circular lakes in Finnmarksvidda may be remnants of collapsed pingos that developed during stadial, cold periods of the last deglaciation. Fauna and flora The plateau includes extensive birch woods, pine barrens, bogs, and Glacial lake, glacially formed lakes. Finnmarksvidda is situated north of the Arctic Circle and is best known as the land of the once nomadic Sami people and their reindeer herds. Their shelters in the tundra are still used in the winter time. Climate Finnmarksvidda, located in the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammerfest
Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/cityIn the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city". that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the city a population density of . The town has an ice-free harbour, including the nearby island of Melkøya which is home to a natural gas processing station. It processes gas from the Snøhvit gas field in the Barents Sea. Rypefjord is a suburb to the south of the city. The main church for the city and municipality is Hammerfest Church. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 15 May to 31 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer. Polar night, on the other hand, lasts from 23 November to 19 January. The town is visited by cruise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (1735–1780), first Sami who received a higher education * Jelena Porsanger (born 1967), Russian Sami ethnographer and university rector Military * Garrison of Porsanger, based at Porsangmoen in Porsanger, Norway; the world's northernmost military garrison * Porsanger Battalion, an armoured reconnaissance unit of the Norwegian Army Other * Porsanger IL, Norwegian multi-sports club from Lakselv, Finnmark {{dab, surname, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordkapp
North Cape, Northern Cape, or Nordkapp may refer to: Places Norway *North Cape (Norway), a cape at the northernmost part of Magerøya island in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Nordkapp Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Nordkapp (Bjørnøya), the northernmost point of Bear island in Arctic Norway * Nordkapp (Jan Mayen), the northernmost point of Jan Mayen island, Norway * Nordkapp (Nordaustlandet), the northernmost point of Nordaustlandet island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway Other places * North Cape (Prince Edward Island), a cape at the northwesternmost extremity of Prince Edward Island, Canada * North Cape (New Zealand), a cape at the northern end of the North Auckland Peninsula in the North Island, New Zealand * Noordkaap (Netherlands), the northernmost point of mainland Netherlands * North Cape, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States * North Cape, South Australia, a locality on Kangaroo Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Måsøy
Måsøy or Måsøya may refer to: Places * Måsøy Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Måsøy (village), a village in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Måsøya, an island in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway * Måsøy Church, a church in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E06
European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to the Arctic Circle and Nordkapp. The route ends in Kirkenes close to the Russian border. Route From south to north, the E6 runs through Trelleborg, Malmö, Helsingborg, Halmstad, Gothenburg, Svinesund in Sweden, before crossing the border at the Svinesund Bridge into Norway. It then passes Halden, Sarpsborg, Moss, Vestby to the capital Oslo. North of this, it passes by Gardermoen, Hamar, Lillehammer, Dombås, Oppdal, Melhus to Trondheim. Beyond Trondheim, the E6 meets Stjørdalshalsen, Verdalsøra, Steinkjer, Grong, Mosjøen, Mo i Rana, then over the Saltfjellet mountains. It then passes through Rognan, Fauske, and Hamarøy towards Bognes, where there is a ferry crossing over the Tysfjorden to Skarberget. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobbefjorden
:''There is also a fjord named "Kobbefjord" southeast of Nuuk, (Greenland).'' Kobbefjorden ( English: ''Seal Fjord'') is a small fjord on the west coast of Danes Island, on the northwestern coast of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago. The fjord is about two miles (3.5 km) long and 1-1.2 miles (1.5–2 km) wide. It offers one of the best anchorages on Spitsbergen's northwest coast, "being sheltered from most winds and ice-free for much of the year." At the head of the fjord is a valley, Kobbefjorddalen ("Seal Fjord Valley"), which leads to the east coast of Danes Island. Kobbefjorden's southwesternmost point is Luftskipodden ("Airship Point"). Sir Martin Conway, on his visit to Spitsbergen in 1896–97, described the fjord as having "ice-smoothed hills of hehardest rock." History Kobbefjorden is merely a translation of the Dutch term for the fjord, ''Robbe Baai'' ("Seal Bay"), which appeared on Dutch maps from Michiel Hsz. Middelhoven's (1634) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjord
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the northern and southern hemispheres. Norway's coastline is estimated to be long with its nearly 1,200 fjords, but only long excluding the fjords. Formation A true fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by ice segregation and abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. According to the standard model, glaciers formed in pre-glacial valleys with a gently sloping valley floor. The work of the glacier then left an overdeepened U-shaped valley that ends abruptly at a valley or trough end. Such valleys are fjords when flooded by the ocean. Thresholds above sea level create freshwater lakes. Glacial melting is accompanied by the rebounding of Earth's crust as the ice load and eroded sediment is removed (also called isostasy or gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
