Kjøllefjord
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Kjøllefjord is the largest village in the northwestern part of Nordkinn Peninsula
in the municipality of Lebesby
, Norway
, located on the shore of a small fjord
of the same name, which empties into Laksefjord
.
Kjollefjord is a port of call on the route of the Hurtigruten
coastal shipping line.
Nordkinn Peninsula
Nordkinn Peninsula is a peninsula in Finnmark, in northern Norway. Settlement is mostly concentrated on the northern shores and at the base of the peninsula. The main towns are Mehamn, Gamvik and Kjøllefjord. The Slettnes lighthouse near Gamvik is the northernmost lighthouse in mainland Europe.-...
in the municipality of Lebesby
Lebesby
Lebesby is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kjøllefjord. Lebesby is also the name of a village in the municipality....
, 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...
, located on the shore of a small fjord
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...
of the same name, which empties into Laksefjord
Laksefjord
Laksefjord or Laksefjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Lebesby, Finnmark, Norway. It is the third longest in Finnmark after Porsangen and the Varangerfjord, being 72 km long....
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Kjollefjord is a port of call on the route of the Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten or Hurtigruta is a Norwegian passenger and freight line with daily sailings along Norway's western and northern coast. Sometimes referred to in English as Norwegian Coastal Express, Hurtigruten ships sail almost the entire length of the country, completing the roundtrip journey in 11...
coastal shipping line.