Vardø, Norway

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"The North Atlantic Current splits in two in the northern part of the Norwegian Sea; one branch goes east into the Barents Sea, while the other goes north along the west coast of Spitsbergen ; this modifies the Arctic polar climate somewhat and results in open water throughout the year at higher latitudes than any other place in the Arctic."
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"Vardøhus fortress is located in Vardø municipality in the county of Finnmark on the Barents Sea on the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian border."
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"Vardø dates back to 1307, when the most northern fortress in the world was built on the island of Vardøya in the Barents Sea."
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"John Norum was born on February 23rd 1964 in Vardø ,at the extreme northeast corner of Norway on the Barents Sea ,only 40 miles from the Russian border, near the entrance to the Varangerfjord."
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"With the Barents Sea pounding the rocky coastline, Båtsfjord is at the mercy of the elements, but it is a great place to visit with the worlds northern most Gannet colony to be found on the stack at Syltefjordstauran."
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"By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland ( Lapland )to the south and Russia ( Murmansk Oblast )to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea ( Atlantic Ocean )to the northwest, and the Barents Sea ( Arctic Ocean )to the north and northeast."
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"The port of Vardø, on the Barents Sea ,remains ice -free all year round thanks to the effect of the warm North Atlantic drift."
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