Finnmarksvidda

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geographical region plateau tundra region

Finnmarksvidda is a vast, sparsely populated Arctic plateau in Norway known for its tundra landscapes, reindeer herding, and extreme winter cold.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Finnmarksvidda plateau	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ plateau ⓘ tundra region ⓘ
administrativeRegion	Alta Municipality ⓘ Karasjok Municipality ⓘ Kautokeino Municipality ⓘ Porsanger Municipality ⓘ
climate	Arctic climate influences ⓘ subarctic climate ⓘ
country	Norway ⓘ
elevationType	high plateau ⓘ
hasFeature	bogs ⓘ lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ rivers ⓘ snow cover in winter ⓘ
hasSeason	long winter ⓘ short summer ⓘ
inhabitedBy	Sami people ⓘ
knownFor	Sami culture ⓘ extreme winter cold ⓘ reindeer herding ⓘ sparse population ⓘ tundra landscapes ⓘ
languageRegion	Northern Sami language ⓘ surface form: Northern Sami Norwegian language ⓘ surface form: Norwegian
locatedIn	Troms og Finnmark ⓘ surface form: Finnmark Northern Norway ⓘ Troms og Finnmark ⓘ surface form: Troms og Finnmark county
notableFor	Northern Lights visibility ⓘ midnight sun in summer ⓘ
partOf	Arctic region ⓘ surface form: Arctic Sápmi ⓘ
populationDensity	very low ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity	reindeer herding ⓘ
terrain	plateau ⓘ
transport	limited road network ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ reindeer grazing ⓘ
vegetation	dwarf birch ⓘ lichen ⓘ tundra ⓘ
winterTemperature	can fall below −40 °C ⓘ

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

Northern Norway → containsPlateau → Finnmarksvidda ⓘ

Alta → near → Finnmarksvidda ⓘ

this entity surface form: Finnmarksvidda plateau