Sværholt Peninsula Explained

Sværholt Peninsula
Type:	Peninsula
Location:	Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates:	70.7831°N 26.4331°W

The Sværholt Peninsula^{[1] [2] [3]} (Norwegian: Sværholthalvøya or Northern Sami: Spierttanjárga^[4]) is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway. The peninsula lies between the Porsangerfjorden and Laksefjorden in the municipalities of Nordkapp, Lebesby, and Porsanger. The 70km (40miles) peninsula has some settlements, mostly on the inner part of the peninsula. The villages of Veidnes and Brenna are two of the larger settlements on the Sværholt Peninsula. The lake Kjæsvannet lies in the central part of the peninsula.^[5] The Sværholtklubben Nature Reserve lies at the northern tip of the peninsula.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Olsen. Bjørnar. Christopher. Witmore. 2014. Sværholt: Revovered Memories from a POW Camp in the Far North. Bjørnar. Olsen. Þóra. Pétursdóttir. Ruin Memories: Materialities, Aesthetics and the Archaeology of the Recent Past. 162–190. London. Routledge.
2. Book: Ratcliffe, Derek. 2010. Lapland: A Natural History. London. T & AD Poyser. 307.
3. Book: Ferguson-Lees. James. Quentin. Hockliffe. Ko. Zweeres. 1975. A Guide to Bird-Watching in Europe. New York. Scribner. 55.
4. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-06-28.
5. Encyclopedia: Sværholthalvøya (Spierttanjárga) . . Askheim . Svein . no . Sværholt Peninsula.
6. Web site: Inner Sværholtklubben. . 2021. BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021-12-06.