Altaelva

Altaelva is the third-longest river in county, . The river begins in the mountains and lakes in , near the border with county and , just south of Reisa National Park.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Finnmark, Norway
  • Also known as: Alte”, “Alteelv”, “Alteelva”, “Altelv”, “Alten”, “Alten River”, “Altenelv”, “Altenelven”, “Kautokeinoelva”, and “Storelven

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alta Airport and Elvebakken Church.

Aerodrome
is an international in the city of in in county, . The airport is located at , 4 kilometers east of the city center.

Church
Photo: Glivi, Public domain.
is a of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the area in the .

Sports venue
is an indoor sports venue located in the town of in in county, . Opened in 1996, it is the home ground of the association football club Alta IF, that plays in the Norwegian Second Division. is situated 3½ km west of Altaelva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rafsbotn.

Village
, Reaššvuonna, or Rässivuono is a village in in county, . The village sits at the southeast end of the Altafjorden, along the European route E6 highway, about 12 kilometres northeast of the . is situated 8 km northeast of Altaelva.

Altaelva

Latitude
69.96667° or 69° 58′ north
Longitude
23.38333° or 23° 23′ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9GX5X98M+M8
Geo­Names ID
780945
Wiki­data ID
Q433744
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Altaelva” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Altaelva
  • Bulgarian: Алтаелва
  • Catalan: riu d’Alta
  • Catalan: Riu d’Alta
  • Cebuano: Altaelva
  • Chinese: 阿爾塔河
  • Chuvash: Алтаэльв
  • Czech: Altaelva
  • Danish: Altaelva
  • Danish: Altaelven
  • Dutch: Altaelva
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر التايلڤا
  • Esperanto: Altaelv
  • Estonian: Altaelva
  • Finnish: Alattiojoki
  • Finnish: Alattionjoki
  • Finnish: Alta-joki
  • Finnish: Altaelva
  • Finnish: Altajoki
  • French: Altaelva
  • German: Altaelv
  • German: Altaelva
  • Hebrew: נהר קאוטוקיינו
  • Hungarian: Altaelva
  • Irish: Altaelva
  • Italian: Alta
  • Italian: Altaelva
  • Japanese: アルタ川
  • Ladin: Altaelva
  • Lithuanian: Alta (upė)
  • Lithuanian: Altaelva
  • Mazanderani: آلتائلوا
  • Northern Sami: Altaædno
  • Northern Sami: Álttáeatnu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Alta (elv)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Altaelva
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Álttáeatnu
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Alta-elva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Altaelva
  • Norwegian: Altaelva
  • Persian: التیلوا
  • Portuguese: Altaelva (Rio Alta)
  • Portuguese: Altaelva
  • Russian: Алтаэльв
  • Russian: Алтаэльва
  • Russian: Альтеэльва
  • Russian: река Алтаэльв” (historical)
  • Russian: река Алтаэльва
  • Spanish: Rio de Alta
  • Spanish: Río de Alta
  • Swedish: Altaälven
  • Swedish: Altaelva
  • Swedish: Folkeaksjonen mot utbygging av Alta-Kautokeinovassdraget
  • Swedish: Kautokeinoälven
  • Swedish: Kautokeinoelva
  • Ukrainian: Алтаельва
  • Venetian: Fiume de Alta

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alta bru and Tørrfossen bru.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Altaelva”. Photo: Glivi, Public domain.