Oksefjorden (Finnmark)

Not to be confused with Øksfjord or Oksfjorden.
Øksefjorden
Vuoksavuotna

View of the fjord
Oksefjorden
Location in Finnmark
Location Lebesby Municipality, Finnmark
Coordinates 70°59′14″N 27°32′03″E / 70.9873°N 27.5341°E / 70.9873; 27.5341Coordinates: 70°59′14″N 27°32′03″E / 70.9873°N 27.5341°E / 70.9873; 27.5341
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
Max. width 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)

Oksefjorden (English: Okse Fjord,[1][2] Northern Sami: Vuoksavuotna) is a fjord in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located just southwest of Cape Nordkinn on the Nordkinn Peninsula. The uninhabited fishing village of Oksevåg is located at the innermost part of the fjord.[3]

See also

References

  1. Polmar, Norman, & Jurrien Noot. 1991. Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
  2. Fontenoy, Paul E. 2007. Submarines: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio, p. 276.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Oksefjorddalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-18.


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