Olderfjord

, , or is a village in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies at the end of Olderfjorden on the eastern coast of the Porsanger Peninsula, along the shore of the Porsangerfjorden.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Olderfjord is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Finnmark, Norway and Sweden.

It is catalogued under topics including Populated places of Arctic Norway, Porsanger Municipality and Villages in Finnmark.

Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Leaibevuotna - Olderfjord - Leipovuono
Region: Finnmark
Country: Norge
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Olderfjord 20220710.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Olderfjord in Porsanger
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Finnmark#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label: Olderfjord
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Finnmark
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Vest-Finnmark
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Norway
Located in: Porsanger Municipality
Elevation: 5
Image: Olderfjord 20220710.jpg

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native label: Leipovuono
postal code: 9713
post town: Russenes

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The village sits at the junction of the European route E6 and European route E69 highways, about northwest of the smaller village of Kistrand, where the historic Kistrand Church is located. In terms of its longitude, Olderfjord is located further east than any location in Sweden and just east of Helsinki. Being well above 70°N, there is a prolonged midnight sun and polar night in the village.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olderfjord” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.