Porsangerfjorden

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Porsangerfjorden canonical 2
Porsangerfjorden (Norwegian) 2
Porsanger fjord area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord
geographical feature
administrativeRegionBefore2020 Finnmark county
linked to: Finnmark
associatedWithCulture coastal Sami culture
associatedWithPeople Sami
climate subarctic
coastType Arctic fjord coast
country Norway
hasAlternativeName Porsangerfjorden (Norwegian)
linked to: Porsangerfjorden

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
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
Troms og Finnmark county
linked to: Troms og Finnmark
locatedInMunicipality Lebesby
Nordkapp
linked to: North Cape

Porsanger
partOf Barents Sea basin
linked to: Barents Sea
rank one of the longest fjords in Norway
usedFor commercial fishing
recreational fishing
small-scale coastal fishing
tourism
waterType salt water

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Referenced by (6)

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

Northern Norway containsFjord Porsangerfjorden
Porsangerfjorden hasAlternativeName Porsangerfjorden (Norwegian)
linked to: Porsangerfjorden
Porsanger Kven hasGeographicDistribution Porsanger fjord area
linked to: Porsangerfjorden
European route E69 passesAlong Porsangerfjorden
Porsáŋgguvuotna hasAlternativeName Porsangerfjorden (Norwegian)
linked to: Porsangerfjorden
Børselva locatedIn Porsangerfjorden basin
linked to: Porsangerfjorden