Pasvik
Pasvik (also known as Paatsjoki in Finnish and Kven languages) is a village in Northern Norway adjacent to the Norway-Russia border. In spite of its very high latitude Pasvik holds the Norwegian record for the warmest summer night with a low of 25.7 °C (78.3 °F) from 17 July 1957.[1] Most of the time, its subarctic climate is very cold.
Pasvik | |
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Village | |
  Pasvik Location in Norway  Pasvik Pasvik (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 69°49′N 30°36′E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| Municipality | Sør-Varanger |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
See also
References
- "Hett på Russergrensen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 2013-07-03.
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