Gjesvær or Geaissvearra is an old fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the only place in Finnmark known from the Viking Age and is mentioned in the Heimskringla saga as Geirsver. Gjesvær is situated 9 km southwest of Langskjær.

Nordkapp

Photo: Ritchyblack, FAL.

Nordkapp is a 307-m-high cliff rising above the Arctic Ocean, located in Finnmark county in Norway. It is the northernmost point in Europe reachable by car, and the northernmost place connected with the international road network.

Langskjær

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Langskjaer”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Nordkapp, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

71.16862° or 71° 10′ 7″ north

Longitude

25.52187° or 25° 31′ 19″ east

Open location code

CG375G9C+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28547467

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

795961

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In Other Languages

“Langskjær” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Langskjær”
Norwegian: “Langskjæret”

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