Varanger Peninsula

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Varanger Peninsula is a peninsula in Finnmark, north-eastern Norway, by the Barents Sea.

The area gave the name to the Varangian glaciation episode. A large part of this peninsula, including the town Vardø located on an island just east of the mainland, has an arctic tundra climate. However, on the south coast, including the town Vadsø, there is sufficient summer heat for birch trees to grow.

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