Coordinates: 69°19′45″N 29°19′55″E / 69.32919°N 29.33184°E / 69.32919; 29.33184

Pasvik

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Pasvik / Pasvikdalen
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Pasvik is located in Finnmark
Pasvik
Pasvik
Pasvik is located in Norway
Pasvik
Pasvik
Coordinates: 69°19′45″N 29°19′55″E / 69.32919°N 29.33184°E / 69.32919; 29.33184
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalitySør-Varanger Municipality
Elevation
[1]
55 m (180 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9900 Kirkenes

Pasvik or Pasvikdalen (also: Paaččjokk (Skolt Sami), Báhčaveajji (Northern Sami), or Paatsjoki (Kven)[2]) is a rural village area in the Pasvikdalen valley in Northern Norway adjacent to the Norway-Russia border. The settlements of the village area are all located along the Pasvikelva river.

Climate

In spite of its very high latitude, Pasvik holds the Norwegian record for the warmest summer night with a low of 25.7 °C (78.3 °F) from 17 July 1957.[3] Most of the time, its subarctic climate is very cold.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pasvik, Sør-Varanger". yr.no. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  3. ^ "Hett på Russergrensen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03.


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