Varanger Fjord
General data
- Water type: Bay
- Progression: Barents Sea -> Arctic ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subpolar
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Finland, Norway
Description
The Varangerfjord (English: Varanger Fjord) is the easternmost fjord in Norway and on north of Finland. The fjord is located in Finnmark county between the Varanger Peninsula and the mainland of Norway. The fjord flows through the municipalities of Vardø, Vadsø, Nesseby, and Sør-Varanger. The fjord is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) long, emptying into the Barents Sea. In a strict sense, it is a false fjord, since it does not have the hallmarks of a fjord carved by glaciers. Its mouth is about 70 kilometres (43 mi) wide, located between the town of Vardø in the northwest and the village of Grense Jakobselv in the southeast. The fjord stretches westwards inland past the town of Vadsø to the village of Varangerbotn in Nesseby Municipality.