or
is an uninhabited island in
Kvænangen Municipality
Kvænangen (; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. Other notable villages in the municipality include Alteide ...
in
Troms
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county,
Norway
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. The island is located in the middle of the
Kvænangen Kvænangen (or historically ''Quenangen'') may refer to:
Places
* Kvænangen Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway
* Kvænangen (fjord), a fjord in Troms county, Norway
* Kvænangen concentration camp, a World War II era concentratio ...
fjord, south of the island of
Spildra. The last permanent resident of the island moved off the island around 1980, and the island has had no permanent inhabitants since then. It is only accessible by boat.
History
The island was the historical center of the municipality of Kvænangen. The municipal government and
Skorpa Church were located on the island. The
Skorpa prisoner of war camp was located on the island during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. The municipal government moved to
Burfjord on the mainland during the 20th century and the island's population continued to decline until around 1980, when the island became uninhabited.
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.
A
* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder ...
References
Kvænangen
Uninhabited islands of Norway
Islands of Troms
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