, , or is a line of mountains along the border of

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and

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. The

European route E6 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 traverses the mountains through a

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between the Øksfjorden in the west to the Kvænangen fjord in the east. In the winter, route E6 is closed for 10 to 15 days due to snow storms. A short stretch of the route is exposed to the weather, a gap near the route's highest point, at . During the Second World War, the German occupation authorities built a wooden superstructure approximately long using labor from the Veidal Prison Camp to protect the route. The structure was destroyed in

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tactics when the Germans withdrew to the south in 1944. The Gildetun Inn () is located along the E6 road that crosses the Kvænangsfjellet. It offers accommodation and meals during tourist season. It is located at a vantage place where tourists are able to photograph the mountain and fjord landscape. It also has a taxidermy display of local birds and other animals. The Kvænangsfjellet area is used in the summer by

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reindeer herders.

Gallery

Storbukttind.JPG, Storbukttind (literally, 'Big Bay Peak'; ) stands just west of route E6. Værutsatt strekning.JPG, The road over Kvænangsfjellet in April. Kvænangsfjellet Skiterreng 21. april.JPG, Kvænangsfjellet ski area, east of route E6.

References

External links

Gildetun Inn on Kvænangsfjellet
Geography of Troms European route E6 Mountain passes of Norway Kvænangen Nordreisa {{troms-geo-stub