# Kirkenes (NO KKN)

**UN/LOCODE:** NO KKN  
**Country:** Norway  
**Water Body:** Barents Sea; Arctic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 69.7297, 30.0689

Fishing sustained Kirkenes until iron ore was discovered nearby in 1902, turning this Bøkfjord settlement close to the Barents Sea into an ore-shipping town; the Sydvaranger operation has since run on and off. Today the port combines fish handling, services for the Russian trawler fleet and a supply base for offshore oil and gas. It marks the turning point of the Hurtigruten coastal route and is positioned as a transhipment link between the Northern Maritime Corridor and the Northern Sea Route. Icebreaker support keeps it open through the Arctic winter. Just 240 km from Murmansk, its location carries clear strategic weight. Container liner capability is limited, so larger boxed volumes route via Tromsø or Murmansk.

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