PLACE: GALANITO- COUNTRY: NORWAY
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP83-00423R000301590005-8
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RIFPUB
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C
Document Page Count:
6
Document Creation Date:
November 9, 2016
Document Release Date:
December 21, 1998
Sequence Number:
5
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Content Type:
REPORT
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Populations Very- small, few dozen
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ORMAT4ON
Provinces Finnmark
(Kautokeino municipality)
Date of Observations 4 r_4andApr.12,
(two visits)
General Description.
Lapp village on river and Winter route between Norway Finland and Sweden via
Kautokeino-Karesuando. Likely to prove important as tinter snowmobile route
develops and later all weather highway. Now a cluster of wooden farm houses
(reconstructed after 1945) and hay fields.
Geographic Descriptions
Sheltered valley in Finnmaark Plateau, near head water of northward flowing
streams.
Occupations:
Agricultural Fishing Industrial
Reindeer raising, some cows, River for food None
wood cutting. in bummer
Natural Vegetations
Birch woods, grass, reindeer moss. Tundra on higher ground.
Geology,
Gently. rounded hills, flood plain and river terraces.
Mining
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Population (racial, cultural, linguistic): Lapp of Kautokeino group, settled. as
a; rn-ers with subsidiary reindeer bree 'ng. Surrounded by true nomad Lapps.
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Climate and Weather
Temperatures: _20
Precipitation: Two ft. of snow on ground. Blizzard blowing.
Clouds Ten-tenths. Wind #5 from south.
Recent new snow but previous weather clear and sunny. Large low
Others pressure area crossing from Northwest.
Electric Power: None - kerosene lamps used.
Source:
Voltage:
Extent of. Grid:
Telephone None
Cycle:
Telegraph None Radio None TV
TRAANSPORTATION: (From: Kautokeino
Railway:
None
Station:
Ballasts
Power s
Gauge
Brid go s s
Highways: None
Route No's Surface Type :
Width
Seasonal Use:
Tot Karesuando
Underpass Note - A Lapp trail was used during war as Winter road by
Nazis and is in 1951-52 Winter being followed by snowmobile.
A highway will probably soon be built along this route as part
of scheme to link; Karesuando in Sweden with Kautokeino,
Karasjok and Polmak gi ' g inland route paralleling coastal
highway X50.
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Ferries: None
Location:
Tonnage s
capacity:
Schedules:
Steamers: None
Routing s
Tonnages:
Capacity:
Schedules:
SECUIINFORMATIL?N
None. See note on snowmobile on page #2
Other Transportation:
Reindeer sledge route of importance. Sumner use of river by Lapp boats.
Title
German Military
Scale Date Publisher
1:100,000 up to 194,4
1:300,000
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Guide and Other Books:
Title Author Date Publisher
(2 visits)
Date of travel to this place: Mar. 2G. - Apr. 120
Starting Point: Ka.utokeino Departed:
Distance traveled (in kms)s
Ve,Licles Used:
Reindeer sIn gp
Where stayed: Lap, In h?f Corrimentsa
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PLACE (cont'd): GALANITO
Photographs:
Purchased locally:
Taken: Limited nusiber color and black and white of settlement and Lapps.
Sketches Mades
None
Location Description
S1JPPLETPNTARY DATA
Industries:
Type No. of Workers Products Power
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SEAPORTS: None Galanito is an inland village.
General Cosrmientss
Cargo Handling:
Location Depth
Lighters:
Repair Facilities
Machine Shops:
Foundries:
Dry docks-
Salvage gear:
Supplies Available
Water
Provisions
Engineering
Deck
Harbor Information
Coal
Oil-Fuel
Diesel Fuel
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