Olderfjord

Olderfjord
Leaibevuotna
Leipovuono
Village
Olderfjord
Olderfjord

Location in Finnmark

Coordinates: 70°28′25″N 25°04′16″E / 70.47361°N 25.07111°E / 70.47361; 25.07111Coordinates: 70°28′25″N 25°04′16″E / 70.47361°N 25.07111°E / 70.47361; 25.07111
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Finnmark
District Vest-Finnmark
Municipality Porsanger
Elevation[1] 5 m (16 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 9713 Russenes

Olderfjord (Northern Sami: Leaibevuotna; Kven: Leipovuono) is a village in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the eastern coast of the Porsanger Peninsula, along the shore of the Porsangerfjorden.

The village sits at the junction of the European route E6 and European route E69 highways, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the smaller village of Kistrand, where the historic Kistrand Church is located.

References

  1. "Olderfjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-28.


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