Sværholt Peninsula

The Sværholt Peninsula[1][2][3] (Norwegian: Sværholthalvøya) is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway. The peninsula lies between the Porsangerfjorden and Laksefjorden in the municipalities of Nordkapp, Lebesby, and Porsanger. The 70-kilometre (43 mi) peninsula has some settlements, mostly on the inner part of the peninsula. The villages of Veidnes and Brenna are two of the larger settlements on the Sværholt Peninsula. The lake Kjæsvannet lies in the central part of the peninsula.[4]

Sværholt Peninsula
Sværholthalvøya
View of the Sværholt Peninsula in far right background
The Sværholt Peninsula lies between the Porsangerfjorden and Laksefjorden
LocationFinnmark, Norway
Coordinates70°46′59″N 26°25′59″E

References
  1. Olsen, Bjørnar; Witmore, Christopher (2014). "Sværholt: Revovered Memories from a POW Camp in the Far North". In Olsen, Bjørnar; Pétursdóttir, Þóra (eds.). Ruin Memories: Materialities, Aesthetics and the Archaeology of the Recent Past. London: Routledge. pp. 162–190.
  2. Ratcliffe, Derek (2010). Lapland: A Natural History. London: T & AD Poyser. p. 307.
  3. Ferguson-Lees, James; Hockliffe, Quentin; Zweeres, Ko (1975). A Guide to Bird-Watching in Europe. New York: Scribner. p. 55.
  4. Store norske leksikon. "Sværholthalvøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-13.


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