Porsangerfjorden

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fjord geographical feature

Porsangerfjorden is a large Arctic fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, known as one of Norway’s longest fjords and an important area for fishing and coastal Sami culture.

Aliases (1)

Porsangerfjorden (Norwegian) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fjord → geographical feature →
administrativeRegionBefore2020	Finnmark county →
associatedWithCulture	coastal Sami culture →
associatedWithPeople	Sami →
climate	subarctic →
coastType	Arctic fjord coast →
country	Norway →
hasAlternativeName	Porsangerfjorden (Norwegian) → Porsáŋgguvuotna (Northern Sami) →
hasBiodiversity	marine fish species → marine mammals → seabirds →
hasFeature	shallow banks → tidal currents → wide inner fjord areas →
hasIsland	Reinøya → Stabbursdalen river delta islands →
hasMouthIn	Barents Sea →
hasRiverMouth	Børselva → Lakselva → Stabburselva →
hasSettlementOnShore	Børselv → Kistrand → Lakselv → Olderfjord NERFINISHED → Repvåg →
knownFor	Arctic landscape → being one of Norway’s longest fjords → coastal Sami culture → fishing →
languageRegion	Northern Sami → Norwegian →
length	approximately 123 km →
locatedIn	Arctic region → Northern Norway NERFINISHED → Troms og Finnmark county →
locatedInMunicipality	Lebesby → Nordkapp → Porsanger →
partOf	Barents Sea basin →
rank	one of the longest fjords in Norway →
usedFor	commercial fishing → recreational fishing → small-scale coastal fishing → tourism →
waterType	salt water →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Northern Norway →	containsFjord
Porsangerfjorden ("Porsangerfjorden (Norwegian)") →	hasAlternativeName