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it makes a sudden bend of about a right angle,
and then passes to the east and south-east, i. e.
nearly parallel to the south bank of the
Varangerfjord, but within a respectful distance from the
salt water. It then bends round again, still avoiding
the southern arm of the fjord, the “Sud Varanger,”
and finally turns up to the Arctic Ocean. Had it
continued straight on at Polmak, only fifteen
miles farther, it would have given to Russia the
southern side of the Varangerfjord. Had it
followed the Tana river to its mouth, it would have
taken in both banks, i. e. the whole of the
Varangerfjord, and the small peninsula lying between the
Tana and the Varanger fjords.
That the second should not have been conceded
is obvious enough, as it would have sacrificed
Vardö and its peninsula; but as a mere matter of
territory, the little strip between the Russian
frontier and the Varangerfjord would be a trivial
matter to Norway, as it is pitifully unproductive,
its total agricultural value being less than the
ground rent of a Cheapside warehouse. Of what
use then can be this insignificant strip to Russia?
the reader may ask. It would simply supply her
with that which she is said to covet so eagerly in
order to become a great naval power; a safe
harbour and naval depôt open to all parts of the
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