Kibergsneset[1] (also spelled Kibergneset) is a peninsula in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The small peninsula is located on the larger Varanger Peninsula along the Barents Sea. The village of Kiberg sits on the southwestern shore of the peninsula and the town of Vardø is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the northeast.[2]

Kibergsneset
Kibergneset
View of Kiberg village on the southern side of the peninsula
View of Kiberg village on the southern side of the peninsula
Coordinates: 70°17′19″N 31°03′46″E / 70.28861°N 31.06278°E / 70.28861; 31.06278
LocationFinnmark, Norway
Offshore water bodiesBarents Sea
Area
 • Total4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Some remains of the coastal fort of Kibergsneset

There is a coastal fortress on the southeastern part of the peninsula. It was built by the occupying Germans during World War II. Kibergsneset is the easternmost point of mainland Norway.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kibergsneset". Faktaark. Kartverket. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Kibergneset" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  3. ^ Norwegian Mapping Authority. "Ytterpunkter for kongeriket Norge" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2009.