Kvænangen (or historically Quenangen) may refer to: Kvænangen Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway Kvænangen (fjord), a fjord in Troms...
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Kvænangen fjord. The 2,109-square-kilometre (814 sq mi) municipality is the 32nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Kvænangen is...
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leksikon. "Kvænangen – fjord i Troms" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2012-12-23. "About us - Kvænangen Adventure"...
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Kvænangen concentration camp was established in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway by the Nazi administration of occupied Norway in August...
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in Nordland county), Malangen, Balsfjorden, Ullsfjorden, Lyngen, and Kvænangen. The largest lake is Altevatnet in the interior of the county. There are...
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located on the mainland part of Loppa Municipality, at the mouth of the Kvænangen along the Lopphavet, a part of the Norwegian Sea. There is one road that...
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Burfjord (category Kvænangen)
nevertheless gave Kvænangen its namesake. Kvænangen was originally part of the Skjærvøy parish in northern Troms county. Kvænangen became a separate sub-parish...
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whose name means "Houses of the Hulders". Ulddaidvárri is a place in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county (Norway). The name means "Mountain of the...
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Hustadvika, in the municipality of Hustadvika Municipality Bjørnøya, Kvænangen, in Kvænangen Municipality Bjørnøya, Larvik, in lake Farris in Larvik Municipality...
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Norwegian). 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2023-07-09. I mars heiste Kvænangen for første gang Kvenflagget. Kvænangen Qven og sjøsamisk forening overrakte kommunen v/ Gargo...
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Norway. The village is located on the island of Skjervøya along the Kvænangen fjord, near the mouth of the Reisafjorden. The 1.34-square-kilometre (330-acre)...
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Alteidet (category Kvænangen)
small coastal village along the Lille Altafjord in the eastern part of Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along European...
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Norwegian County Road 7958 (category Kvænangen)
Norwegian). Burfjord: Kvænangen kommune. p. 4. Brenna, Oddvar (2008). Reguleringsplan for Nordstraumen fritidsområde gnr 28 bnr 26 i Kvænangen kommune – Fylkeslandbruksstyrets...
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Badderen (category Kvænangen)
Woodfall. Surveys of the ore deposits in Kvænangen continued for several years, and full mining in Kvænangen started in 1840, beginning with Kjækan. Several...
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Badderfjord (category Kvænangen)
Báttárvuonna (Northern Sami) is a small fjord that branches off of the main Kvænangen fjord in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The fjord is 5 kilometers...
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Nord-Troms Balsfjord Gáivuotna-Kåfjord-Kaivuono Karlsøy Kvænangen Lyngen Nordreisa-Ráisa-Raisi Skjervøy Storfjord-Omasvuotna-Omasvuono Tromsø Midt-Troms...
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reported in censuses from this period. In 1930, 61% of the population in Kvænangen Municipality reported that they were Sámi (44%) or Kven (17%), while 39%...
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neighboring municipalities of Lyngen, Storfjord, Kåfjord, Skjervøy, and Kvænangen. The European route E6 highway connects Sørkjosen with the town of Alta...
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Øksfjordjøkelen (category Kvænangen)
(16 sq mi) glacier lies on the border of Loppa Municipality (in Finnmark) and Kvænangen Municipality (in Troms). The highest point was earlier known to have an...
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Hammerfest municipality in Finnmark county Svartfjellet (Kvænangen), a mountain in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county Svartfjellet (Loppa), a mountain...
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Ullsfjorden lies to the west, the Lyngen fjord lies to the south, the Kvænangen fjord lies to the east, and the Norwegian Sea lies to the north. The Lyngen...
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Quenangen Mining Association (category Kvænangen)
neighboring parish of Kvænangen, a large area surrounding the Kvænangen fjord. As early as 1743, there were reports of copper ore in Kvænangen, but no one had...
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kraftverk or Čårrujavrit kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It utilizes a drop of 305 meters...
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Anders Larsen (category People from Kvænangen)
a Sami teacher, journalist, and writer. Larsen was born in Seglvik in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. His parents were Sea Sami. After...
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(Norwegian: Kvænangsbotn kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power station in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It utilizes a drop of 305 meters...
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Campaign of the Second World War. It was located on the island of Skorpa in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. Skorpa was the main PoW camp in...
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Nord-Troms Balsfjord Gáivuotna-Kåfjord-Kaivuono Karlsøy Kvænangen Lyngen Nordreisa-Ráisa-Raisi Skjervøy Storfjord-Omasvuotna-Omasvuono Tromsø Midt-Troms...
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Nord-Troms Balsfjord Gáivuotna-Kåfjord-Kaivuono Karlsøy Kvænangen Lyngen Nordreisa-Ráisa-Raisi Skjervøy Storfjord-Omasvuotna-Omasvuono Tromsø Midt-Troms...
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Norwegian County Road 362 (Troms) (category Kvænangen)
Retrieved June 18, 2018. "Kunngjøring av vedtak om veinavn i Kvænangen kommune". Kvænangen kommune. July 11, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2018. "Gullgraveren...
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Skorpa, Troms (category Kvænangen)
island in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 8.26-square-kilometre (3.19 sq mi) island is located in the middle of the Kvænangen fjord,...
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