Kåfjorden

Kåfjorden or Njoammelgohppi is a fjord in in county, . The 8-kilometre long fjord branches off the main Altafjorden. The village of and the both lie along the northern coast of the fjord.
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  • Type: Fjord
  • Description: fjord in Alta, Norway
  • Also known as: “Kaa Fjord”, “Kaafjorden”, “Kåfjord”, and “Kafjorden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kåfjord Church and Tirpitz Museum.

Church
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is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the village of . It is an annex church for the Alta parish which is part of the Alta prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Museum
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is a war museum that is located in the village of in in county, .

Industrial building
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is an industrial building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvenvik.

Village
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, Šuovošluovta, or Suislahti is a village in in county, . It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres from the . is situated 2½ km east of Kåfjorden.

Kåfjorden

Latitude
69.93384° or 69° 56′ 2″ north
Longitude
23.03507° or 23° 2′ 6″ east
Open location code
9GX5W2MP+G2
Geo­Names ID
779369
Wiki­data ID
Q922809
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Kåfjorden” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kåfjorden (fyord sa Noruwega, Finnmark Fylke, Alta)”
  • Cebuano: “Kåfjorden”
  • Chinese: “科菲尤爾”
  • Chinese: “科菲峡湾”
  • Croatian: “Kåfjorden (Alta)”
  • Croatian: “Kåfjorden”
  • Danish: “Kåfjorden”
  • Dutch: “Kåfjord”
  • Estonian: “Kåfjord”
  • French: “Kåfjord”
  • German: “Kåfjord”
  • Italian: “Kåfjorden (Alta)”
  • Italian: “Kåfjorden”
  • Japanese: “コーフィヨルド”
  • Northern Sami: “Gávvuonna”
  • Northern Sami: “Gávvuotna”
  • Northern Sami: “Kaavuono”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kåfjord”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kåfjorden”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kåfjorden i Alta”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kåfjorden”
  • Norwegian: “Kåfjorden”
  • Portuguese: “Fiorde de Kå”
  • Russian: “Ко-фьорд”
  • Swedish: “Kåfjorden”
  • Ukrainian: “Каафіорд”

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