Varangerfjord
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The Varangerfjord - Varangin vuono in Finnish -, in the county of Finnmark, is the easternmost fjord in Norway. It is approximately 100 km long. In a strict sense, it is a false fjord, as it does not have the hallmarks of a fjord carved by glaciers.
Its mouth, between the city of Vardø (Vuoreija in Finnish) in the north and Grense Jacobselv - near Kirkenes (Kirkkoniemi in Finnish) - in the south, is about 70 km wide. The fjord stretches westwards inland to Varangerbotn in the municipality of Nesseby.
[edit] History
The Finnic Kven residents of Varangerfjord are largely descendants of Finnish immigrants who arrived to the area during the 19th century from Finland and northern Sweden.
[edit] Reference
- This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article in the Norwegian Wikipedia, accessed 27 April 2005.
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