Skarsvåg
Skarsvåg is a village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies along the northern coast of the island of Magerøya, and it claims the distinction of being the world's northernmost fishing village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 80 residents
- Description: settlement in Nordkapp Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Skardsvåg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skarsvåg Church and Rundvatnet.
Skarsvåg Church
Church
Skarsvåg Church is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skarsvåg on the northern end of the island of Magerøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nordkapp and Kamøyvær.
Nordkapp
Photo: Ritchyblack, FAL.
Nordkapp is a 307-m-high cliff rising above the Arctic Ocean, located in Finnmark county in Norway. It is the northernmost point in Europe reachable by car, and the northernmost place connected with the international road network.
Kamøyvær
Village
Photo: Eaglestein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kamøyvær is a fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies along the Kamøyfjorden on the east side of the island of Magerøya, about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Honningsvåg. Kamøyvær is situated 8 km south of Skarsvåg.
Skarsvåg
- Categories: human settlement, urban area in Norway, and locality
- Location: Nordkapp, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
71.11277° or 71° 6′ 46″ northLongitude
25.8252° or 25° 49′ 31″ eastPopulation
80Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO SKZOpen location code
CG374R7G+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 33726155OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Skarsvåg” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Skarsvåg”
- Cebuano: “Skarsvåg”
- Chinese: “斯卡斯沃格”
- Chinese: “欧洲挪威最北的村庄”
- Danish: “Skarsvåg”
- Dutch: “Skarsvåg”
- French: “Skarsvag”
- French: “Skarsvåg”
- German: “Skarsvåg”
- Irish: “Skarsvåg”
- Italian: “Skarsvåg”
- Javanese: “Skarsvåg”
- Malay: “Skarsvåg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skarsvåg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skarsvåg”
- Norwegian: “Skarsvåg”
- Polish: “Skarsvåg”
- Russian: “Скарсвог”
- Swedish: “Skarsvåg”
- Yue Chinese: “斯卡斯沃格”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skarsvåg branndepot and Skarsvåg.
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