Porsangerfjorden
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Porsangerfjorden, Porsangerfjord or Porsangen is a fjord
in Finnmark
, Norway
. It is 123 kilometres (76.4 mi) long, and is Norway's fourth longest fjord.
The town of Lakselv is situated at the innermost part of the 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...
in Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
, 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...
. It is 123 kilometres (76.4 mi) long, and is Norway's fourth longest fjord.
The town of Lakselv is situated at the innermost part of the fjord.