Tana · Norway
Kongsfjord · Berlevåg
Tiny old fishing village on the Barents Sea coast of the Varanger peninsula, with open sea to the north and very little light.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over the Barents Sea.
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 91 km by road from the middle of Tana (estimate), roughly 1 h 44 by car.
- Coordinates
- 70.7200, 29.3500 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from visitvaranger.no.