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{{Short description|Bird cliff in Norway}}
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'''Sværholtklubben''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]) is a [[bird cliff]] located at the tip of the [[Sværholt peninsula]],<ref>{{Citation |last=Askheim |first=Svein |title=Sværholthalvøya – Spierttanjárga |date=2023-01-25 |url=https://snl.no/Sv%C3%A6rholthalv%C3%B8ya_-_Spierttanj%C3%A1rga |work=[[Store norske leksikon]] |trans-title=Sværholt Peninsula |access-date=2023-05-10 |language=no}}</ref> situated between [[Porsangerfjorden]] and [[Laksefjorden]] in the [[Nordkapp]] and [[Lebesby]] municipalities of [[Finnmark]] county, [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porsangen {{!}} fjord, Norway {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Porsangen |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Rising approximately {{convert|170|m}} high, Sværholtklubben has steep and precipitous sides.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BirdLife Data Zone |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sv%C3%A6rholtklubben-iba-norway |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=datazone.birdlife.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Svaerholtklubben Map, Weather and Photos - Norway: point - Lat:70.9667 and Long:26.6833 |url=https://www.getamap.net/maps/norway/finnmark/_svaerholtklubben/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.getamap.net}}</ref>
'''Sværholtklubben''' is a mountain and [[bird cliff]] located at the tip of the [[Sværholt peninsula]],<ref>{{Citation |last=Askheim |first=Svein |title=Sværholthalvøya – Spierttanjárga |date=2023-01-25 |url=https://snl.no/Sv%C3%A6rholthalv%C3%B8ya_-_Spierttanj%C3%A1rga |work=[[Store norske leksikon]] |trans-title=Sværholt Peninsula |access-date=2023-05-10 |language=no}}</ref> situated between [[Porsangerfjorden]] and [[Laksefjorden]] in [[Nordkapp Municipality]] and [[Lebesby Municipality]] in [[Finnmark]] county, [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porsangen {{!}} fjord, Norway {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Porsangen |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Rising approximately {{convert|170|m}} high, Sværholtklubben has steep and precipitous sides.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BirdLife Data Zone |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sv%C3%A6rholtklubben-iba-norway |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=datazone.birdlife.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Svaerholtklubben Map, Weather and Photos - Norway: point - Lat:70.9667 and Long:26.6833 |url=https://www.getamap.net/maps/norway/finnmark/_svaerholtklubben/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.getamap.net}}</ref>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
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[[Category:Geography of Finnmark]]
[[Category:Birdwatching sites in Norway]]
[[Category:Birdwatching sites in Norway]]
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Revision as of 00:29, 11 June 2024

Sværholtklubben
1956 topographic map of Sværholt
Highest point
Elevation170 m (560 ft)[1]
Prominence145 m (476 ft)[1]
Isolation1.174 km (0.729 mi)[1]
Coordinates70°58′02″N 26°40′48″E / 70.96727°N 26.68008°E / 70.96727; 26.68008[2]
Geography
Map of the location
Map of the location
Sværholtklubben
Location of the mountain
Map of the location
Map of the location
Sværholtklubben
Sværholtklubben (Norway)
LocationFinnmark, Norway

Sværholtklubben is a mountain and bird cliff located at the tip of the Sværholt peninsula,[3] situated between Porsangerfjorden and Laksefjorden in Nordkapp Municipality and Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.[4] Rising approximately 170 metres (560 ft) high, Sværholtklubben has steep and precipitous sides.[5][6]

Etymology

The name Sværholtklubben derives from the nearby abandoned village of Sværholt, positioned just south of the mountain.[7][8][9]

History

During World War II, Sværholtklubben served as a strategic defense location for the Germans. In May 1942, they established the Heeres Küsten Batterie Svaerholtklubben 1/971, which included six 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) guns capable of firing at targets up to 19 kilometres (12 mi) away. These heavy defense facilities played a crucial role during the wartime period.[10][11][12]

Avian Life

It hosts one of the largest breeding colonies of kittiwakes in the entire Finnmark region.[13] The cliff's slanted shale layers create a series of ledges that ascend into the mountainside, providing an ideal nesting environment for tens of thousands of birds. Among the avian species found here are razorbills, guillemots, and white-tailed eagles.[9][14] Due to its large amount of avian life and ecological importance, the bird cliff and the surrounding marine area were designated as the Sværholtklubben Nature Reserve in 1983.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sværholtklubben". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ "Sværholtklubben, Lebesby" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  3. ^ Askheim, Svein (2023-01-25), "Sværholthalvøya – Spierttanjárga" [Sværholt Peninsula], Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2023-05-10
  4. ^ "Porsangen | fjord, Norway | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  5. ^ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  6. ^ "Svaerholtklubben Map, Weather and Photos - Norway: point - Lat:70.9667 and Long:26.6833". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  7. ^ Witmore, Christopher; The 86th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (2021), Sværholt, World War II History, and Archaeology, retrieved 2023-05-11{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Olsen, Bjørnar; Witmore, Christopher (2014). "Sværholt: Revovered Memories from a POW Camp in the Far North". In Olsen, Bjørnar; Pétursdóttir, Þóra (eds.). Ruin Memories: Materialities, Aesthetics and the Archaeology of the Recent Past. London: Routledge. pp. 162–190.
  9. ^ a b "Bird Watching - Visit Nordkyn". visitnordkyn.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  10. ^ Fjørtoft, Jan Egil. Tyske kystfort i Norge [German coastal forts in Norway] (in Norwegian). Agder presse. ISBN 8299087813. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  11. ^ Olsen, Bjørnar; Witmore, Christopher (2012-02-02), "Sværholt", Ruin Memories, Routledge, doi:10.4324/9781315778211.ch10, ISBN 978-1-315-77821-1, retrieved 2023-05-11
  12. ^ Farstadvoll, Stein; Figenschau, Ingar O.; Olsen, Bjørnar J.; Witmore, Christopher L. (2022-05-04). "Excavating War and Idleness: The Case of Sværholt". Journal of Conflict Archaeology. 17 (2): 87–127. doi:10.1080/15740773.2022.2111539. hdl:10037/26517. ISSN 1574-0773. S2CID 251547650.
  13. ^ "Go birdwatching in Northern Norway". Visit Northern Norway. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  14. ^ Ferguson-Lees, James; Hockliffe, Quentin; Zweeres, Ko (1975). A Guide to Bird-Watching in Europe. New York: Scribner. p. 55.
  15. ^ "Naturbase faktaark" [Nature base fact sheet]. Naturbase (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  16. ^ "Protected Planet | Sværholtklubben". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
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