Kibergneset

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Kibergsneset
Kibergneset

View of Kiberg village on the southern side of the peninsula
Country Norway
Region Finnmark
Offshore water bodies Barents Sea
Coordinates 70°17′19″N 31°03′46″E / 70.28861°N 31.06278°E / 70.28861; 31.06278Coordinates: 70°17′19″N 31°03′46″E / 70.28861°N 31.06278°E / 70.28861; 31.06278
Area 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Some remains of the coastal fort of Kibergneset

Kibergneset or Kibergsneset is a peninsula in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The small peninsula is located on the larger Varanger Peninsula along the Barents Sea. The village of Kiberg is sits on the southwestern shore of the peninsula and the town of Vardø is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the northeast.[1]

There is a coastal fortress on the southeastern part of the peninsula. It was built by the occupying Germans during World War II. Kibergneset is the easternmost point of mainland Norway.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Kibergneset" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-01. 
  2. ↑ Norwegian Mapping Authority. "Ytterpunkter for kongeriket Norge" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2009. 


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