Varanger Peninsula
The Varanger Peninsula is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the northeasternmost part of Norway, along the Barents Sea. The peninsula has the Tanafjorden to the west, the Varangerfjorden to the south, and the Barents Sea to the north and east.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway
- Also known as: “Peninsula de Varanger”, “Peninsula Varanger”, “Península Varanger”, “polotok Varanger”, “Varanger Halvö”, “Varangerhalbinsel”, “Varangerhalvøy”, “Varangerhalvoya”, “Varangerhalvöya”, “Varangi”, “Varanki”, “Varnjarga”, and “バランゲル半島”
Varanger Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
70.41727° or 70° 25′ 2″ north
Longitude
29.50221° or 29° 30′ 8″ east
Elevation
433 metres (1,421 feet)
Open location code
CG2FCG82+WV
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Varanger Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Varanger yarımadası”
- Bavarian: “Varanger”
- Catalan: “península de Varanger”
- Catalan: “Península de Varanger”
- Cebuano: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Chinese: “瓦朗厄爾半島”
- Czech: “Varanger”
- Danish: “Varangerhalvøen”
- Dutch: “Varanger”
- Estonian: “Varangeri poolsaar”
- Finnish: “Varangin niemimaa”
- French: “péninsule de Varanger”
- French: “Péninsule de Varanger”
- German: “Varanger”
- Hungarian: “Varanger-félsziget”
- Italian: “Penisola di Varanger”
- Japanese: “ヴァランゲル半島”
- Kven Finnish: “Varenkinniemi”
- Lithuanian: “Varangerio pusiasalis”
- Northern Sami: “Várnjárga”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Norwegian: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Ossetian: “Варангер”
- Polish: “Varanger”
- Portuguese: “Península de Varanger”
- Russian: “Варангер”
- Slovenian: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Spanish: “Península de Varanger”
- Swedish: “Varangerhalvön”
- Turkish: “Varanger Yarımadası”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Varangerhalvøya National Park and Jonjok.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Transportdalen and Aldačåkka.
Finnmark: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Vadsø and Nordkapp.
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