What is Kvænangen (fjord)?
[[File:Kvænangen fjord in Kvænangen and Skjervøy municipalities.jpg|thumb|Kvænangen fjord in [[Kvænangen]] and [[Skjervøy]] municipalities]] {{coord|69.7462|22.0883|display=title}} '''Kvænangen''' is a [[fjord]] located in [[Troms]] county, [[Norway]]. It is about {{convert|72|km}} long and runs through [[Skjervøy]] Municipality and [[Kvænangen]] Municipality. The fjord stretches from the [[Norwegian Sea]] to the village of [[Kvænangsbotn (village)|Kvænangsbotn]], and branches off into Reisafjorden to the west and Badderfjorden to the east. The European route E06 highway crosses the fjord on the [[Sørstraumen Bridge]], just west of the village of [[Sekkemo (village)|Sekkemo]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kvænangen – fjord i Troms|url=http://snl.no/Kvænangen/fjord%20i%20Troms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130224123151/http://snl.no/Kv%C3%A6nangen/fjord%20i%20Troms|archive-date=February 24, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2023|website=[[Store norske leksikon]]|language=no}}</ref> There are several islands located in Kvænangen, including Arnøya, Laukøya, Skjervøya, Kågen, Haukøya, Rødøya, Skorpa, Nøklan, and Spildra. The fjord is also home to various marine animals, including [[Cetacea|cetaceans]] such as harbour [[Porpoise|porpoises]], [[Dolphin|dolphins]], [[Minke whale|minke whales]], [[Sperm whale|sperm whales]], and [[Beluga whale|beluga whales]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About us|url=http://www.kvanangen-adventure.no/About-us.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192901/http://www.kvanangen-adventure.no/About-us.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|access-date=April 30, 2023|website=Kvænangen Adventure}}</ref> In recent years, [[Humpback whale|humpback whales]] have started to return to the fjord to feed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perspektiv|first=Østvangs|date=2012-07-31|title=Østvangs perspektiv: Knølhval i Kvænangen|url=http://ostvangsperspektiv.blogspot.com/2012/07/knlhval-i-kvnangen.html|access-date=2023-04-30|website=Østvangs perspektiv}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Bodies o