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Finnmarksløpet
Finnmarksløpet is the world's northernmost sled dog race. It is also Europe's longest sled dog race. The race starts on Saturday of the 10th week of the year and goes across Finnmark in Norway. The race was first run in 1981. Open Class Daily stages, totaling 1100 km * Stage 1 : Alta (town), Alta – Jotka, 50 km * Stage 2 : Jotka – Skoganvarre, 58 km * Stage 3 : Skoganvarre – Levajok, 88 km * Stage 4 : Levajok – Skippagurra, 100 km * Stage 5 : Skippagurra – Neiden, Norway, Neiden, 94 km * Stage 6 : Neiden, Norway, Neiden – Kirkenes, 75 km * Stage 7 : Kirkenes – Ellentjern, 115 km * Stage 8 : Ellentjern - Neiden, Norway, Neiden, 77 km * Stage 9 : Neiden, Norway, Neiden – Varangerbotn, 88 km * Stage 10 : Varangerbotn – Sirbma, 74 km * Stage 11: Sirbma – Levajok, 70 km * Stage 12: Levajok – Karasjok, 85 km * Stage 13: Karasjok – Jotka, 82 km * Stage 14: Jotka – Alta (town), Alta, 50 km Winners Limited Class Daily stages, totalling 478 km * Stage 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alta, Norway
( se, Áltá ; fkv, Alattio; fi, Alattio) is the most populated municipality in Finnmark in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alta. Some of the main villages in the municipality include Kåfjord, Komagfjord, Kvenvik, Langfjordbotn, Leirbotn, Rafsbotn, Talvik, and Tverrelvdalen. Downtown Alta is located just below the 70th latitude and is closer to the North Pole than it is to much of Central Europe and the British Isles. The town is the northernmost settlement of urban significance in the European Economic Area, with municipalities north of it being sparsely populated. In spite of its high latitude the local climate is seldom severy cold thanks to Gulf Stream moderation in the prevailing wind. As a result of its shielded position leading to mild summers, the coastal areas of the municipality are warm enough to enable forestation. Due to Norway curving above its Nordic neighbours, Alta is located further eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
