Lopphavet is a stretch of open sea along the border of

Troms og Finnmark Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English language, English), is a Counties of Norway, county in Northern Norway, northern Norway that was established ...

and

counties in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It has a width of about , and it stretches between the large island of

Sørøya Sørøya ( sme, Sállan) is Norway's fourth largest island in terms of area. The island is divided between Hasvik Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality. It is often claimed to be "one of the most beautiful" of the islands in Norway. In 2018 ...

in Finnmark and the islands of

Arnøya or is the 15th largest island in Norway. The island is located in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county. The highest peak is the tall mountain Arnøyhøgda. There are regular ferry connections to the island from the nearby islan ...

and

Nord-Fugløya Nord-Fugløya or Fugløya is an uninhabited island in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark, Norway. The highest mountain is the tall Fugløykallen. Fugløykalven Lighthouse is located north of the island. Nature reserve The whole island ...

in Troms. The

Sørøysundet Sørøysundet is a strait in Hasvik Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The strait is between wide. The strait separates the large island of Sørøya from the islands of Stjernøya, Seiland, and Kval ...

strait and the

Altafjorden Altafjord ( en, Alta Fjord;Koop, Gerhard, & Klaus-Peter Schmolke. 2000. ''Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class: Warships of the Kriegsmarine''. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing, p. 55. no, Altafjorden; fkv, Alattionvuono) is a fjord in A ...

connect to the Lopphavet on the east side of the sea. The Kvænangen fjord connects to the south. The Fugløysundet strait connects to it in the west.

References

Landforms of Troms og Finnmark Straits of Norway Loppa Skjervøy Kvænangen Hasvik {{TromsFinnmark-geo-stub