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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway
- Also known as: “Varanger Halvö”, “Varangerhalvøy”, “Varangerhalvoya”, “Varangerhalvøya”, “Varangi”, “Varanki”, “Varenkinniemi”, “Varnjarga”, and “Várnjárga”
Varanger Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Varanger Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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”
- Estonian: “Varnjarga”
- Estonian: “Várnjárga”
- Finnish: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Finnish: “Varangi”
- Finnish: “Varangin niemimaa”
- Finnish: “Varanki”
- Finnish: “Varenkinniemi”
- Finnish: “Várnjárga”
- French: “péninsule de Varanger”
- French: “Péninsule de Varanger”
- German: “Varanger”
- German: “Varangerhalbinsel”
- Hungarian: “Varanger-félsziget”
- Italian: “Penisola di Varanger”
- Japanese: “ヴァランゲル半島”
- Japanese: “バランゲル半島”
- Lithuanian: “Varangerio pusiasalis”
- Northern Sami: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Northern Sami: “Várnjárga”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Várnjárga”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Norwegian: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Ossetian: “Варангер”
- Polish: “Varanger”
- Portuguese: “Península de Varanger”
- Russian: “Варангер”
- Slovenian: “polotok Varanger”
- Slovenian: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Varanger”
- Spanish: “Península de Varanger”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Varanger”
- Spanish: “Península Varanger”
- Swedish: “Varangerhalvön”
- Swedish: “Varangerhalvöya”
- Swedish: “Varangerhalvøya”
- Turkish: “Varanger Yarımadası”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Varangerhalvøya National Park and Jonjok.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Transportdalen and Aldačåkka.
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