Porsangerfjorden

Porsangerfjorden (Norwegian)
View of the western side of the fjord
Map
Interactive map of the fjord
LocationFinnmark county, Norway
Coordinates70°11′54″N 25°04′33″E / 70.1983°N 25.0758°E / 70.1983; 25.0758
TypeFjord
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length123 kilometres (76 mi)
Max. width24 kilometres (15 mi)
SettlementsLakselv, Honningsvåg

The Porsangerfjorden (English: Porsanger Fjord;[1][2][3] Northern Sami: Porsáŋgguvuotna; Kven: Porsanginvuono) is a fjord in Finnmark county, Norway.[4]

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  2. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek (2010). Lapland: A Natural History. London: T & AD Poyser. p. 237.
  3. ^ Clark, J. G. D. (2014). The Mesolithic Settlement of Northern Europe. Cambridge: University Press. p. 67.
  4. ^ Askheim, Svein (2023-01-24), "Porsangerfjorden", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2023-05-10