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Varanger Fjord




Its mouth, between the city of Vardø (''Vuoreija'' in Finnish) in the north and Grense Jacobselv - near Kirkenes (''Kirkkoniemi'' in Finnish) - in the south, is about 70 km wide. The fjord stretches westwards inland to Varangerbotn in the municipality of Nesseby .


HISTORY


The Finnic Cwen (a.k.a. ''Quen'' or ''Kven'') residents of ''Varangerfjord'' are largely descendants of Finnish immigrants who arrived to the area during the 19th Century - or before - from Finland .


REFERENCE

  • This article is based on a translation of the in the Norwegian Wikipedia, accessed 27 April 2005.