Kibergneset
Encyclopedia
Kibergneset is a peninsula
in mainland Norway
, just west of Vardø
and north of Kiberg
. On the south-eastern side there is a coastal fortress built by Germany during World War II
. The eastern-most point of Norway
lays on Kibergneset.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
in mainland Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, just west of Vardø
Vardø
is a town and a municipality in Finnmark county in the extreme northeast part of Norway.Vardø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The law required that all cities should be separated from their rural districts, but because of a low population and very few voters, this was...
and north of Kiberg
Kiberg
Kiberg is a village in the municipality of Vardø, Norway. Its population is 250.Kiberg is the second largest community in Vardø municipality. Kiberg is situated 10 kilometres southwest of the municipality centre, Vardø. Cape Kiberg is the easternmost spot on the Norwegian mainland...
. On the south-eastern side there is a coastal fortress built by Germany during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The eastern-most point of Norway
Extreme points of Norway
The extreme points of Norway include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in Norway; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The northern-most point is Rossøya on Svalbard, the southern-most is Pysen in Mandal, the eastern-most is...
lays on Kibergneset.