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Finnmarksvidda, the Glossary

Finnmarksvidda (Finnmárkkoduottar; Finnmark plateau/highland) is Norway's largest plateau, with an area greater than.^[1]

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26 relations: Alta Municipality, Anárjohka National Park, Arctic Circle, Birch, Biuletyn Peryglacjalny, Bog, Deglaciation, European route E45, Finland, Finnmark, Glacial lake, Height above mean sea level, Karasjok Municipality, Nomad, Norway, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Pine barrens, Pingo, Plateau, Sámi peoples, Stadial and interstadial, Subarctic climate, Tana Municipality, Tundra, Varanger Peninsula, World Meteorological Organization.
Landforms of Finnmark
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Alta Municipality

Alta (Áltá; Alattio; Alattio) is the most populated municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Anárjohka National Park

Anárjohka National Park (Anárjohka nasjonalpark, Anárjoga álbmotmeahcci) is a national park that lies in Karasjok Municipality and Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.

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Birch

A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams.

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Biuletyn Peryglacjalny

Biuletyn Peryglacjalny was a scientific journal covering research on periglacial geomorphology.

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Bog

A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss.

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Deglaciation

Deglaciation is the transition from full glacial conditions during ice ages, to warm interglacials, characterized by global warming and sea level rise due to change in continental ice volume.

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European route E45

European route E45 connects Norway and Italy, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Finnmark

Finnmark (Finnmárku; Finmarkku; Finnmark; Финнмарк) is a county in the northern part of Norway.

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Glacial lake

A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity.

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Height above mean sea level

Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.

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Karasjok Municipality

or (Northern Sami) (also: Kaarasjoki) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Nomad

Nomads are communities without fixed habitation who regularly move to and from areas.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwegian Meteorological Institute

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (Meteorologisk institutt), also known internationally as MET Norway, is Norway's national meteorological institute.

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Pine barrens

Pine barrens, pine plains, sand plains, or pineland areas occur throughout the U.S. from Florida to Maine (see Atlantic coastal pine barrens) as well as the Midwest, West, and Canada and parts of Eurasia.

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Pingo

Pingos are intrapermafrost ice-cored hills, high and in diameter.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography, a plateau (plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

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Sámi peoples

The Sámi (also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi-speaking Indigenous peoples inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia.

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Stadial and interstadial

Stadials and interstadials are phases dividing the Quaternary period, or the last 2.6 million years.

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Subarctic climate

The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers.

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Tana Municipality

or is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Tundra

In physical geography, tundra is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons.

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Varanger Peninsula

The Varanger Peninsula (Varangerhalvøya; Várnjárga; Varenkinniemi) is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway.

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World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnmarksvidda

Also known as Finnmárkkoduottar.