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factory of Svend Foyn, the celebrated -whale-fisher (formerly at
Vadsø). Then (20 Kil.) Garnvik. Passing Omgang the steamer now
enters the large Tanafjord, about 44 Engl. M. in length, and skirts
the E. bank, with its variegated quartzose rock-formation. To the
W. lies the narrow Hopseid, which separates the Tanafjord from
the Laxefjord (p. 264). The mountains on the E. side of the fjord
increase in height, culminating in the Stangencesfjeld (2315 ft.).
To the W., farther on, is Digermulen, a peninsula separating the
Tanafjord from its branch the Langfjord, and to the S. rises the
Algas- Varre (‘holy mountain’), above Guldholmen. A few isolated
‘ Gammer of the Finnish families settled here are the only human
habitations to he seen. Passing (24 Kft.’) Finkongkjeilen, the steamer
stops at —
48 Kil. (30 Engl. M.) Stangenæs (Lapp, Vagge, ‘valley’), where
there is a manure-manufactory. Bushes, trees, and even a few
patches of potatoes are seen here. From this point we survey the
Vestre and Østre Tanafjord, the upper branches of the fjord, and
the Leebotten, a hay to the S.E. When a high S. wind prevails,
gusts of wind usually descend from all the branches of the fjord
(Bifjorder), causing strong local currents. — About l3/4 M. to the
S. of Stangenæs is the Church of Tana, opposite which is
Guldholmen, at the mouth of the Tana, where the water is shallow, so that
the steamer cannot proceed beyond Stangenæs.
The steamer now retraces its course through the Tanafjord,
skirts the Tanahorn (865 ft.), at the CL end of the peninsula of
Rago-Njarga, and steers to the E. to (62 Kil. or 38(2 M.)
Berle-vaag (telegraph-station), and to (52 Kil.) Baadsfjord, (16 Kil.)
Makur, and 12? Kil.) Syltefjord (Lapp Orddo-Vuodnu), with an
interesting Fugleberg (‘bird-hill’), frequented by thousands of
seagulls and auks. The scenery becomes more and more dreary, and
the shore with its large expanses of snow is now lower (400-500 ft.),
its desolateness being frequently concealed by fog. The succession
of promontories, all of uniform character, with intervening bays,
has not inaptly been compared to the scenes on the stage of a
theatre. This whole peninsula is named the Vargag-Njarga and
is bounded on the E. by the Kongsfjord, in which lie the Kongsøer,
pleasant-looking grassy islands haunted by thousands of sea-fowl.
17 Kil. (101/2 M.) Huvningberg (telegraph-station), with
tasteful houses and a lofty wooden pier, and boasting of a garden
containing grass. To the left, at a height of 20-40ft., lies the former
coast-line, above which run the telegraph-wires to Vardø and
Vadsø. To the W. is the projecting headland of Harbaken. Near
Havningberg is the cavern of Ovnen, nearly 100 ft. in depth. —In
two days after leaving Hammerfest the steamer reaches —
29 Kil. (18 Engl. M.) Vardø (Figenschous Hotel; English
viceconsul, Mr. R. S. Holmbø-, telegraph-station), in 70°22’35" N. lat.,
which has been a town since 1787 (2400inhab.). It is prettily situated
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