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 .
Wikipedia
Glivi, Public domain.
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
  • Description: river in Finnmark, Norway
  • Also known as
    “Alte”
    “Alteelv”
    “Alteelva”
    “Altelv”
    “Alten”
    “Alten River”
    “Altenelv”
    “Altenelven”
    “Storelven”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alta Airport and Elvebakken Church.
Inisheer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an international in the city…
Glivi, Public domain.
is a parish church of the Church…
is an indoor sports venue located… is situated 3½ km west of Altaelva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rafsbotn.
, Reaššvuonna, or Rässivuono is a village in in county, . is situated 8 km northeast of Altaelva.

Altaelva

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Latitude
69.96667° or 69° 58′ north
Longitude
23.38333° or 23° 23′ east
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: “阿尔塔河”
  • 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”
  • Kven Finnish: “Alattionjoki”
  • Ladin: “Altaelva”
  • Lithuanian: “Alta (upė)”
  • Lithuanian: “Altaelva”
  • Mazanderani: “آلتائلوا”
  • Northern Sami: “Álaheaieatnu”
  • Northern Sami: “Álaheajeatnu”
  • 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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