Kåfjord

Kåfjord, Gávvuonna, Kaavuono is a in in county, . The village is located along the , about 18 kilometres west of the along the European route E6 highway.
Wikipedia
Photo: Caroline Maybach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Alta, Norway
  • Also known as: “Kafjord” and “Kåfjord, Alta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kåfjord Church and Tirpitz Museum.

Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . 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.

Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a war museum that is located in the village of Kåfjord in in county, .

Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an industrial building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvenvik.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, 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 3 km southeast of Kåfjord.

Kåfjord

Latitude
69.93756° or 69° 56′ 15″ north
Longitude
23.02817° or 23° 1′ 41″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Inception
<1885
United Nations Location Code
NO KAF
Open location code
9GX5W2QH+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1362833769
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
779377
Wiki­data ID
Q14754967
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Kåfjord” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Kåfjord”
  • Dutch: “Kåfjord, Alta”
  • Estonian: “Kåfjord (Alta)”
  • Estonian: “Kåfjord”
  • French: “Kåfjord”
  • German: “Kåfjord”
  • Irish: “Kåfjord”
  • Javanese: “Kåfjord, Alta”
  • Malay: “Kåfjord, Alta”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kåfjord”
  • Norwegian: “Kåfjord”
  • Swedish: “Kåfjord, Alta kommun”
  • Swedish: “Kåfjord”

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