Seiland ( sme, Sievju) is the eighth largest island in mainland Norway, located in

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 ...

county. The island is divided between the municipalities of Alta and

Hammerfest Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfe ...

Archeological excavations have shown that people have lived on Seiland for over 7000 years. Today, however the only people on it live in a few relatively isolated areas such as from Altneset to Hakkstabben on the southern tip of the island;

Kårhamn Kårhamn is a small fishing village in Hammerfest Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on an isolated peninsula on the northwestern tip of the large island of Seiland. The village has roads in it, but none of ...

on the northwestern side; and the Hønseby, Eidvågen, Fiskebukta, Survika areas in the northern part of the island. In 2006, the majority of central Seiland was designated as

Seiland National Park Seiland National Park ( no, Seiland nasjonalpark) lies in Alta Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The park includes the majority of the island of Seiland, the second largest island in Finnmark after Sør� ...

. There are two

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...

s on Seiland:

Seilandsjøkelen Seilandsjøkelen ( sme, Nuortageašjiehkki) is a glacier that is located on the island of Seiland in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The glacier is located in the municipalities of Hammerfest Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a munic ...

and

Nordmannsjøkelen Nordmannsjøkelen is a glacier in the municipalities of Alta and Hammerfest in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the island of Seiland, and is included in the Seiland National Park. The glacier surrounds the mountain of Seilandstuv ...

. The tall

Seilandstuva Seilandstuva is the highest mountain on the island of Seiland in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The tall mountain lies on the border of Alta Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality, and it is inside Seiland National Park. The Seilandsjøkele ...

is the tallest mountain on the island. There are a number of

fjord In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ...

s located on the island including

Lille Kufjorden or is a fjord on the south side of the island of Seiland in Alta Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The fjord is about long, emptying into the Rognsundet strait on the south end of the fjord. The mouth of the fjord is between Jun ...

, Store Kufjorden,

Nordefjorden Nordefjorden ( sme, Nuorttat Dáččavuotna) is a fjord on the west side of the island of Seiland in Hammerfest Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic cou ...

, and Jøfjorden.

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Map of Seiland
Alta, Norway Hammerfest Islands of Troms og Finnmark {{TromsFinnmark-island-stub

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