Harefossen
Harefossen is a rapids in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark. Harefossen is situated nearby to the hamlet Borisoglebsky, as well as near Brattli.Photo: Karlsbakk, Public domain.
- Type: Rapids
- Description: Earlier rapids in River Pasvik
- Also known as: “Harefos”, “Njoammelcaskas”, “Njommenkoski”, “Vodopad Khare-Fossen”, and “Yaniskoski”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borisoglebsky and Bjørnevatn.
Borisoglebsky
Hamlet
Borisoglebsky is a rural locality in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The village is located beyond the Arctic Circle, at a height of 95 meters above sea level on the Paatsjoki River. Borisoglebsky is situated 5 km north of Harefossen.
Bjørnevatn
Village
Bjørnevatn, Kuõbǯǯjäuʹrr, Guovžajávri, or Kruuvakylä is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 8 kilometres south of the town of Kirkenes and about 3.8 kilometres west of the Norway-Russia border. Bjørnevatn is situated 9 km northwest of Harefossen.
Harefossen
- Categories: waterfall and body of water
- Location: Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Harefossen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Njoammelcaskas”
- Finnish: “Jäniskoski”
- Northern Sami: “Njoammelcaskas” (historical)
- Northern Sami: “Njoammelcaskkas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Harefoss”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Harefossen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Harefoss”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Harefossen”
- Norwegian: “Harefossen”
- Russian: “Харефоссен”
- Swedish: “Harefossen”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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