Tanafjorden

Tanafjorden

 

an inlet of the Barents Sea, in northern Norway, between the Nordkyn and Varanger peninsulas. Tanafjorden is about 60 km long and 12 km wide at the entrance, with a maximum depth of 397 m. It branches in several directions, and its steep banks are up to 600 m high. Tides, which may vary as much as 2.2 m, are semidiurnal. The Tana River empties into Tanafjorden.