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Cape Nordkinn
cape in Finnmark, Norway
Lebesby Municipality
municipality in Finnmark, Norway
Nordkinnhalvøya
Nordkinnhalvøya (; ) is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the northernmost part of mainland Europe. The peninsula is shared between Lebesby Municipality and Gamvik Municipality (and a small part of Tana Municipality is located along the base of the peninsula). Human settlement is mostly concentrated on the northern shores and at the base of the peninsula, while the middle parts of the peninsula are sparsely inhabited. The main villages on the peninsula are Mehamn, Gamvik, and Kjøllefjord—all located on the northern shore. Slettnes Lighthouse near Gamvik is the northernmost li
Kjøllefjord
, , or is the administrative centre of Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern part of the Nordkinn Peninsula, on the shore of a small fjord which empties into the larger Laksefjorden. The village has a population (2023) of 836, which gives the village a population density of and makes it the largest village in the municipality and one of the largest fishing villages in Finnmark county.
Laksefjord
(Norwegian; ), , or is a fjord located entirely in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. At long, it is the third-longest fjord in Finnmark county after the Porsangerfjorden and Varangerfjorden. The fjord is situated in a sparsely populated area, with only few and small settlements along the fjord, including Lebesby, Kunes, Ifjord, and Veidnes. The fjord is surrounded by the Sværholt Peninsula to the west and the Nordkinn Peninsula to the east, and it empties to the north into the Barents Sea. Norwegian County Road 888 follows the southern and eastern shoreline of the fjord.
Sværholt Peninsula
peninsula in Finnmark, Norway
Lebesby Church
church in Lebesby, Norway
Ifjord
or is a village in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the bottom of Ifjorden, a branch of Laksefjorden. The village lies about to the southeast of the village of Lebesby and about to the northeast of the village of Kunes.
Suolojávri
lake in Lebesby municipality, Norway
Kjæsvannet
Kjæsvannet ( or ) is a lake on the border of Porsanger Municipality and Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The lake is located on the Sværholt Peninsula, about half-way between the villages of Veidnes and Brenna.
Lebesby
village in Lebesby Municipality, Norway
Kunes
village in Lebesby, Norway
Store Måsvannet
lake in Lebesby municipality, Norway
Kjøllefjord Church
church in Lebesby, Norway
Oksfjorden
fjord in Lebesby municipality, Norway