Kvaløya

Kvaløya or Fálá is a large island in county, . The 336-square-kilometre island is located in . The town of Hammerfest is located on the western shore of the island.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: large island in Finnmark county, Norway
  • Also known as: Kvalöen”, “Kvaloy”, “Kvaløy”, “Kvaloya”, and “Kvaløya, Finnmark

Kvaløya

Latitude
70.63258° or 70° 37′ 57″ north
Longitude
23.89861° or 23° 53′ 55″ east
Population
9,850
Elevation
405 metres (1,329 feet)
Open location code
CG25JVMX+2C
Geo­Names ID
779147
Wiki­data ID
Q1725867
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kvaløya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كفالويا (فينمارك)
  • Arabic: كفالويا
  • Azerbaijani: Kvalyoya
  • Catalan: Kvaløya
  • Cebuano: Fala
  • Chinese: 克瓦爾島
  • Danish: Kvaløya
  • Dutch: Kvaløya
  • Egyptian Arabic: كڤالويا
  • Estonian: Kvaløya
  • French: Kvaloy
  • French: Kvaløy
  • French: Kvaloya
  • French: Kvaløya
  • German: Kvaløy
  • German: Kvaløya
  • Japanese: クバル島 (フィンマルク県)
  • Japanese: クバレイ島 (フィンマルク県)
  • Japanese: クバレイ島
  • Northern Sami: Fálá
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kvaløya
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvaløya i Finnmark
  • Norwegian: Kvaløya
  • Polish: Kvaløya
  • Portuguese: Kvaløya
  • Russian: Квалёйа
  • Swedish: Kvaløya, Finnmark
  • Turkish: Kvaløya
  • Yue Chinese: 克瓦爾島

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