Grønnhaugen

Grønnhaugen is a hill in Vardø, Finnmark. Grønnhaugen is situated nearby to the locality Smellror, as well as near the hamlet Svartnes.

Type: Hill
Description: hillock in Vardø municipality, Norway
Also known as: “Gronnhaugen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vardø Airport, Svartnes and Vardøhus Fortress.

Vardø Airport, Svartnes

Aerodrome

Photo: Inisheer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vardø Airport is a short take-off and landing airport located at Svartnes in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. Owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor, it served 14,664 passengers in 2012. Vardø Airport, Svartnes is situated 3½ km south of Grønnhaugen.

Vardøhus Fortress

Museum

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Vardøhus Fortress, called "Wardhouse" in English historical navigations, is located in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian border. Vardøhus Fortress is situated 3 km southeast of Grønnhaugen.

Vardø Church

Church

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Vardø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya. Vardø Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Grønnhaugen.

Grønnhaugen

Categories: hillock and landform
Location: Vardø, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

70.38669° or 70° 23′ 12″ north

Longitude

31.02709° or 31° 1′ 38″ east

Open location code

CG2H92PG+MR

GeoNames ID

9371396

Wikidata ID

Q32219516

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Grønnhaugen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Grønnhaugen”
Dutch: “Grønnhaugen”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Grønnhaugen”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grønnhaugen”
Norwegian: “Grønnhaugen”

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