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667:Nesseby Municipality
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647:formannskapsdistrikt
329: • Density
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731:European route E75
679:Vadsø Municipality
643:Vadsø Municipality
562:Township privilege
510:population density
495:Varanger Peninsula
483:Vadsø Municipality
467:Vadsø Municipality
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869:2024-07-03
864:Kartverket
860:Norgeskart
841:2018-04-21
779:References
760:Varangeren
611:North Pole
587:Muitalægje
438:pronounced
428:Čáhcesuolu
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389:9800 Vadsø
316:Population
192:29°43′53″E
189:70°04′49″N
57:Čáhcesuolu
1286:Sørøysund
1133:Båtsfjord
1015:Capital:
695:Old Norse
625:in 1928.
449:Vesisaari
405:Norwegian
385:Post Code
374:UTC+02:00
353:UTC+01:00
348:Time zone
308:Elevation
93:Town/City
72:Vesisaari
49:Norwegian
1268:Kvalsund
1221:Nordkapp
1128:Berlevåg
1094:Kirkenes
1041:Churches
1036:Villages
1011:Finnmark
997:county,
995:Finnmark
767:See also
635:kjøpstad
487:Finnmark
481:of both
473:county,
471:Finnmark
286:Kjøpstad
254:District
247:Finnmark
1148:Lebesby
907:"Vadsø"
739:Vadsøya
699:Vatnsøy
691:Vadsøya
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566:Finland
558:Vadsøya
544:History
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622:Italia
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