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Kvaløya, Finnmark
or is a large island in Finnmark county, Norway. The island is located in Hammerfest Municipality. The town of Hammerfest is located on the western shore of the island. Other villages on the island include Forsøl, Rypefjord, and Stallogargo. The Kvalfjorden is a small fjord that cuts into the northeast coast of the island at the village of Forsøl. The island is connected to the mainland via Norwegian National Road 94 which crosses the Kvalsund Bridge in the southern part of the island. Most of the settlements on the island are on the western shore along National Road 94. There is a ferry connection between Kvaløya and the island of Seiland to the southwest. The highest point on the mountainous island is the tall mountain Svartfjellet. 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 * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnmark
Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland (Finland), Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and the Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the north and northeast. The county was formerly known as ''Finmarkens amt'' or ''Vardøhus amt''. Since 2002, it has had two official names: Finnmark (Norwegian language, Norwegian) and Finnmárku (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is Norway's second-largest and least populous county. Situated at the northernmost part of continental Europe, where the Norwegian coastline swings eastward, Finnmark is an area "where East meets West" in culture as well as in nature and geography. Vardø Municipality, Norway's easternmost municipality, is farther east than Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svartfjellet (Kvaløya) in Troms county
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Svartfjellet may refer to several mountains in Norway: * Svartfjellet (Kvaløya), a mountain in Hammerfest municipality in Finnmark county * Svartfjellet (Kvænangen), a mountain in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county * Svartfjellet (Loppa), a mountain in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county * Svartfjellet (Norddal), a mountain in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county * Svartfjellet (Nordreisa), a mountain in Nordreisa Municipality in Troms county * Svartfjellet (Rendalen), a mountain in Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county * Svartfjellet (Senja), a mountain in Senja Municipality Senja is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 when the municipalities of Berg, Lenvik, Torsken, and Tranøy were merged into one municipality. It is located in the traditional district of Hålogaland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammerfest Municipality
Hammerfest (; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality being the Hammerfest (town), town of Hammerfest which is considered the List of northernmost settlements, northernmost town in the world with more than 5,000 inhabitants (see: Hammerfest#Northernmost town, Hammerfest). Some of the main villages in the municipality include Rypefjord, Kvalsund (village), Kvalsund, Forsøl, Hønsebybotn, Akkarfjord (Kvaløya), Akkarfjord i Kvaløya, Akkarfjord (Sørøya), Akkarfjord i Sørøya, and Kårhamn. The municipality is the 19th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hammerfest is the 103rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,338. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality encompasses parts of three large islands: Kvaløya, Finnmark, Kvaløya, Sørø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Mapping Authority
The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) () is Norway's national mapping agency, dealing with land surveying, geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ..., hydrographic surveying, cadastre and cartography. The current director is Johnny Welle. Its headquarters are in Hønefoss in Ringerike Municipality. It is a public agency under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. NMA was founded in 1773. The Norwegian Mapping Authority participates in research and development and cooperates with Norwegian industry and other government agencies in areas such as export-oriented measures. Tasks The NMA carries out the following tasks: *Define frameworks, methodologies and specifications for the Norwegian Spatial Data Infrastructure *Administrator and drivin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammerfest (town)
Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/cityIn the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city". that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the city a population density of . The town has an ice-free harbour, including the nearby island of Melkøya which is home to a natural gas processing station. It processes gas from the Snøhvit gas field in the Barents Sea. Rypefjord is a suburb to the south of the city. The main church for the city and municipality is Hammerfest Church. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 15 May to 31 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer. Polar night, on the other hand, lasts from 23 November to 19 January. The town is visited by cruis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forsøl
Forsøl is a fishing village in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northeastern coast of the island of Kvaløya, Finnmark, Kvaløya, about northeast of the Hammerfest (town), town of Hammerfest. The Kvalfjorden is a small fjord located just south of the village. The village had a population (2020) of 202 and a population density of . Since 2020, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. See also *List of villages in Finnmark References Hammerfest Villages in Finnmark Populated places of Arctic Norway {{finnmark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rypefjord
Rypefjord is a village in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located just south of the town of Hammerfest on the western side of the large island of Kvaløya. Rypefjord was the main population centre of the former municipality of Sørøysund, which existed from 1852 until its dissolution in 1992. Fjordtun primary school is located in Rypefjord. Today, Rypefjord is considered a suburb of the town of Hammerfest. The village has a population (2023) of 1,802 which gives the village a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of . Media gallery Rypefjord3.jpg, Rypefjord harbour at night Hammerfest suburb 2005.jpg, The mountain Tyven - overlooking Rypefjord See also * List of villages in Finnmark References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvalfjorden
or is a fjord in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The long fjord is located on the northeast side of the island of Kvaløya. Details Although Kvalfjorden is in the Arctic, the warming effects of the Gulf Stream warm the area. The fjord is between Brattneset in the north and Kvalfjordneset in the south and stretches southwest. The village of Forsøl Forsøl is a fishing village in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northeastern coast of the island of Kvaløya, Finnmark, Kvaløya, about northeast of the Hammerfest (town), town of Hammerfest. The Kvalfjor ... lies just to the north of the fjord. At the heart of the fjord, it divides into the two bays Vesterbotn and Pollen. Both of these have individual houses built along the shorelines. The fjord is at its deepest point, just west of Kvalfjordneset. County Road 8124 () runs along parts of the fjord on the west side. Climate Vesterbotn experiences a varied clim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammerfest Norwegen
Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/cityIn the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city". that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, just north of the village of Rypefjord and southwest of the village of Forsøl. The town has a population (2023) of 7,882 which gives the city a population density of . The town has an ice-free harbour, including the nearby island of Melkøya which is home to a natural gas processing station. It processes gas from the Snøhvit gas field in the Barents Sea. Rypefjord is a suburb to the south of the city. The main church for the city and municipality is Hammerfest Church. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 15 May to 31 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer. Polar night, on the other hand, lasts from 23 November to 19 January. The town is visited by cruise ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvalsund Bridge
The Kvalsund Bridge () is a suspension bridge in Hammerfest Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge connects the mainland and the island of Kvaløya across the Kvalsundet strait. The bridge is located just west of the village of Kvalsund on the mainland and about south of the town of Hammerfest Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/cityIn the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city". that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the nor .... Opened for traffic in 1977, the bridge has 11 spans, the main span being . The maximum clearance to the sea is . The Kvalsund Bridge is the 56th longest suspension bridge in the world, and also the northernmost suspension bridge in the world.. Retrieved 2013-01-25. Media gallery File:Kvalsundbrua small.jpg, Kvalsund Bridge from below File:Finnmark Brücke nach Hammerfest 2.JPG, Kvalsund Bridge near Hammerfest File:Kvalsund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seiland
or is a substantial island off Norway's northern coast, covering about . It is the eighth largest island in Norway proper, located in Finnmark county. It sits within the Caledonian orogenic zone, a mountain‑building belt formed during the Paleozoic. The southern and western parts of the island consist mainly of gabbroic rocks, marking the northeastern end of a basic petrographic province that extends more than 100 km to the southwest. The island is divided between the Alta and Hammerfest municipalities. History Archaeological remains—from Stone Age and Iron Age habitation sites to nineteenth‑century farm foundations—lie along many fjords, while Sami cultural heritage endures in old reindeer corrals, seasonal huts and sheep pens. In 2006, the majority of central Seiland was designated as Seiland National Park. There are two glaciers on Seiland: Seilandsjøkelen and Nordmannsjøkelen. The tall Seilandstuva is the tallest mountain on the island. A nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
