Sværholt Peninsula

	Sværholt Peninsula
	Geographical location
Coordinates	70 ° 47 ' N , 26 ° 26' E Coordinates: 70 ° 47 ' N , 26 ° 26' E
Waters 1	Porsangerfjord
Waters 2	Laksefjord
length	60 km
width	20 km

Location of the Sværholt Peninsula between Porsanger and Laksefjord

The Sværholt Peninsula is located in Troms og Finnmark in Northern Norway between the Porsangerfjord in the west and the Laksefjord in the east. The peninsula is in the area of the municipalities of Nordkapp , Porsanger and Lebesby .

At the northern tip of the peninsula lies the Sværholtklubben and Sværholt , where a German defensive position was located during the Second World War . Apart from practice shots, however, it was not used actively.

Individual evidence

↑ Einar Richter-Hanssen, Nordkapp - Gate to the Ice Sea - , publisher: Arctic Suvenir AS, 2011, ISBN 978-82-998690-0-3 , pages 33, 38

[1] Einar Richter-Hanssen, Nordkapp - Gate to the Ice Sea - , publisher: Arctic Suvenir AS, 2011, ISBN 978-82-998690-0-3 , pages 33, 38