Kåfjord
Kåfjord, Gávvuonna, Kaavuono is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the Kåfjorden, about 18 kilometres west of the town of Alta along the European route E6 highway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Alta, Norway
- Also known as: “Kafjord” and “Kåfjord, Alta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kåfjord Church and Tirpitz Museum.
Kåfjord Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kåfjord Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kåfjord. It is an annex church for the Alta parish which is part of the Alta prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
Tirpitz Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tirpitz Museum is a war museum that is located in the village of Kåfjord in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
Mølleelva power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mølleelva power station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kvenvik.
Kvenvik
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kvenvik, Šuovošluovta, or Suislahti is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres from the town of Alta. Kvenvik is situated 3 km southeast of Kåfjord.
Kåfjord
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Alta, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
69.93756° or 69° 56′ 15″ northLongitude
23.02817° or 23° 1′ 41″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Inception
<1885United Nations Location Code
NO KAFOpen location code
9GX5W2QH+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 1362833769OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Kåfjord” goes by many names.
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