Storstappen
Storstappen is an island in Nordkapp, Finnmark. Storstappen is situated nearby to the village Gjesvær.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nordkapp, Norway
- Also known as: “Storstoppen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gjesværstappan.
Gjesværstappan
Nature reserve
Photo: Eaglestein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gjesværstappan is a group of high, steep-sided, grass-covered islands which are located north of the island village of Gjesvær in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gjesvær.
Gjesvær
Village
Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gjesvær or Geaissvearra is an old fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the only place in Finnmark known from the Viking Age and is mentioned in the Heimskringla saga as Geirsver. Gjesvær is situated 5 km south of Storstappen.
Storstappen
- Category: landform
- Location: Nordkapp, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Turkish—“Storstappen” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Storstappen”
- Cebuano: “Storstappen”
- French: “Storstappen”
- German: “Storstappen”
- Northern Sami: “Storstappen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Storstappen”
- Norwegian: “Storstappen”
- Turkish: “Storstappen”
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