page_title: Lebesby
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Lebesby / Geography
caption_attribution_description: The Rock "Finnkirka" in Norge
context_page_description: Lebesby is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kjøllefjord. Other villages in the municipality include Ifjord, Kunes, Lebesby, and Veidnes.
  The 3,459-square-kilometre municipality is the 8th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lebesby is the 314th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,290. The municipality's population density is 0.4 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has decreased by 3.9% over the previous 10-year period.
  The municipality consists of the western half of the Nordkinn Peninsula, along with areas around the Laksefjorden. Most people live in the village of Kjøllefjord. This municipality is dominated by ethnic Norwegians, whereas the areas around the Laksefjorden are predominantly Sami. Fishing is the mainstay of the population.
context_section_description: The municipality consists of the areas around the Laksefjorden, including the eastern part of the Sværholt Peninsula and the western half of the Nordkinn Peninsula.  At the entrance to the Kjøllefjorden at the northwestern tip of the Nordkinn Peninsula, one finds the spectacular Finnkirka sea cliff, so named because of its soaring spires that look like a church.  On the other side of the Oksefjorden on the northern end of the peninsula, the Kinnarodden cape (shared with the municipality of Gamvik) is the northernmost point on the European mainland.  There are several large lakes in the municipality including Kjæsvannet, Store Måsvannet, and Suolojávri.
caption: View of the Finnkirka mountain
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