Syltefjorden (Finnmark)

Syltefjorden is a fjord in Båtsfjord Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) long fjord flows from the river Syltefjordelva on the large Varanger Peninsula into the Barents Sea. The Varangerhalvøya National Park lies just south of the fjord.[1]

Syltefjorden
View of the abandoned fishing village of Nordfjord, located on the shore of the Syltefjorden
Syltefjorden
Location of the fjord
Syltefjorden
Syltefjorden (Norway)
LocationTroms og Finnmark county, Norway
Coordinates70.5467°N 30.2220°E / 70.5467; 30.2220
TypeFjord
Primary inflowsRiver Syltefjordelva
Primary outflowsBarents Sea
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
Max. width5 kilometres (3.1 mi)

Historically, there were three fishing villages located around the fjord: Nordfjord, Hamna, and Ytre Syltefjord. All three villages were abandoned during the 20th century. Along the northern shore of the fjord lies the large Syltefjordstauran mountain. The mountain is home to a very large bird colony that is popular with tourists.[2]

References

  1. "Syltefjorden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-26.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Syltefjordstauran" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-26.


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