Varanger Peninsula

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The Varanger Peninsula is a large, sparsely populated peninsula in northeastern Norway known for its Arctic landscapes, rich birdlife, and coastal fishing communities.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Varanger Peninsula canonical 5
Varanger 3
Varanger region 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
peninsula
borders Barents Sea
climate Arctic-influenced climate
subarctic climate
contains Berlevåg
Båtsfjord
Ekkerøy
Hamningberg
Hornøya
Kiberg
Komagvær
Nesseby
Syltefjord
Tana municipality
Vadsø
Varangerhalvøya National Park
Vardø
country Norway
hasBirdSpecies arctic skua
surface form: Arctic skua

Atlantic puffin
Brünnich's guillemot
King eider
Steller's eider
gyrfalcon
red-throated diver
rough-legged buzzard
hasCoastlineOn Barents Sea
hasEconomicActivity birdwatching tourism
fishing
tourism
hasFeature cliffs
fjords
treeless landscapes
tundra vegetation
inhabitedBy Sami people
isImportantFor migratory birds
seabird colonies
knownFor Arctic climate
Arctic landscapes
birdwatching
coastal fishing communities
rich birdlife
sparse population
locatedIn Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark
surface form: Troms og Finnmark county

Northern Norway
surface form: northeastern Norway
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
locatedOn mainland of Norway
partOf Northern Norway
Sápmi

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vadsø locatedOn Varanger Peninsula
Varangerhalvøya National Park locatedIn Varanger Peninsula
Vadsø Airport serves Varanger Peninsula
this entity surface form: Varanger region
Vadsø Museum – Ruija kvenmuseum locatedIn Varanger Peninsula
this entity surface form: Varanger region
Vadsø Museum – Ruija kvenmuseum regionServed Varanger Peninsula
this entity surface form: Varanger
Varanger Museum locatedIn Varanger Peninsula
this entity surface form: Varanger
Varanger Museum regionServed Varanger Peninsula
this entity surface form: Varanger area
Varangerfjorden hasProtectedAreasNearby Varanger Peninsula
Varanger Kven region Varanger Peninsula
this entity surface form: Varanger
Finnmark hasCoastFeature Varanger Peninsula
Varangerbotn locatedOnPeninsula Varanger Peninsula