The Sværholt Peninsula
( no, Sværholthalvøya) is a
peninsula
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on al ...
in
Finnmark
Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024.
On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The peninsula lies between the
Porsangerfjorden
The Porsangerfjorden ( en, Porsanger Fjord; sme, Porsáŋgguvuotna; fkv, Porsanginvuono) is a fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway.
Name
The fjord is officially named ''Porsangerfjorden'' in Norwegian. It is also known informally as ''Por ...
and
Laksefjorden in the municipalities of
Nordkapp
), North Cape, Norway, other uses, North Cape (disambiguation)
Nordkapp ( en, North Cape; sme, Davvinjárga or ; fkv, Kappa or ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of ...
,
Lebesby
Lebesby ( sme, Davvesiida and fkv, Lebespyy) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kjøllefjord. Other villages in the municipality include Ifjord, Kunes, Lebes ...
, and
Porsanger
Porsanger ( se, Porsáŋgu; fkv, Porsanki) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lakselv. Other villages in the municipality include Børselv, Brenna, Indre Bill ...
. The peninsula has some settlements, mostly on the inner part of the peninsula. The villages of
Veidnes and
Brenna are two of the larger settlements on the Sværholt Peninsula. The lake
Kjæsvannet lies in the central part of the peninsula.
The
Sværholtklubben Nature Reserve lies at the northern tip of the peninsula.
References
Nordkapp
Lebesby
Porsanger
Peninsulas of Troms og Finnmark
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