The Tanafjord or Tanafjorden ( sme, Deanuvuotna) is a large
fjord in
Troms og Finnmark county,
Norway. It is located in the municipalities of
Tana,
Gamvik, and
Berlevåg
( sme, Bearalváhki) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Øst-Finnmark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berlevåg.
There are two settlements in th ...
. Its orientation is mainly north–south, reaching approximately from the small village of
Smalfjord in
Tana Municipality
or is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tana bru. Among the other villages in the municipality are Austertana, Bonakas, Polmak, Rustefjelbma, and Skiippagurra.
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in the south to the mouth of the fjord at the
Barents Sea. The fjord separates the
Nordkinn Peninsula
Cape Nordkinn ( no, Kinnarodden or ) at is the northernmost point on the Nordkinn Peninsula in county, Norway. It is notable for being the northernmost point of mainland Norway, and by extension the northernmost point of mainland Europe. The c ...
(
Gamvik Municipality
( sme, Gáŋgaviika) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mehamn. The other main villages in Gamvik include Gamvik and Skjånes. Gamvik is known as one of the ...
) in the west from the
Varanger Peninsula (
Berlevåg Municipality
( sme, Bearalváhki) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Øst-Finnmark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berlevåg.
There are two settlements in t ...
) in the east.
The
Tana River empties into the southern part of the fjord. There are several side fjords which branch off of the main Tanafjorden including the
Hopsfjorden,
Langfjorden, and
Gulgofjorden. There are some settlements along the fjord, but they are all small and rather isolated. Settlements include the villages of
Vestertana,
Austertana
Austertana ( sme, Juovlavuotna) is a village in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along one of the inner bays of the large Tanafjorden, east of Rustefjelbma in northeastern Tana. The village is ...
,
Trollfjorden
The Trollfjord or Trollfjorden is a fjord in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The long fjord cuts into the island of Austvågøya and flows out into the Raftsundet strait. The fjord has a narrow entrance and steep-sided mountai ...
,
Skjånes
Skjånes ( sme, Skeavvonjárga) is a small village in Gamvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the shores of the Hopsfjorden, an arm that branches off the main Tanafjorden. The small village lies on the ...
,
Nervei
Nervei ( sme, Njereveadji) is a small Sami village in the Gamvik Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located along the shore of Langfjorden, an arm of Tanafjorden in Eastern Finnmark. The nearby village of Laggo is locate ...
, and
Store Molvik.
Norwegian County Road 98
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and
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run along the southern parts of the fjord.
See also
*
List of Norwegian fjords
This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list includes the lengths and locations of those fjords.
Fjords
See also
* List of gla ...
References
Fjords of Troms og Finnmark
Tana, Norway
Gamvik
Berlevåg
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