Northern Norway
Finnmark
Måsøy

Porsanger Peninsula

The Porsanger Peninsula is a peninsula in county, . The large peninsula sits between the Altafjorden and the and includes parts of the municipalities of , , Måsøy, Nordkapp, and Porsanger.
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula in Finnmark, Norway
  • Also known as: “Porsanger Halvöy”, “Porsangerhalvöen”, “Porsangerhalvoya”, and “Vuorje Njargga”

Porsanger Peninsula

Latitude
70.56788° or 70° 34′ 4″ north
Longitude
24.77525° or 24° 46′ 31″ east
Elevation
333 metres (1,093 feet)
Open location code
CG26HQ9G+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12895621312
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Geo­Names ID
778253
Wiki­data ID
Q4456908
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Satellite Map

Discover Porsanger Peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Porsanger Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبه جزيرة بورسانغر”
  • Cebuano: “Porsangerhalvøya”
  • Danish: “Porsangerhalvøen”
  • Finnish: “Porsangin niemimaa”
  • German: “Porsanger-Halbinsel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Porsangerhalvøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Porsangerhalvøya”
  • Norwegian: “Porsangerhalvøya”
  • Russian: “Пор­сан­гер”
  • Slovenian: “polotok Porsanger”
  • Slovenian: “Porsangerhalvøya”
  • Swedish: “Porsangerhalvön”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jáhkovuonna and Russelv.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Russelvfoss and Tverrusselv bru.

Finnmark: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Vadsø, Nordkapp, Alta, and Kirkenes.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Porsanger Peninsula”. Photo: AnWoTh, CC BY-SA 3.0.