Melkøya
Melkøya is an islet in Nordkapp, Finnmark. Melkøya is situated nearby to the village Gjesvær, as well as near the locality Gammelvær.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gjesvær Chapel.
Gjesvær Chapel
Church
Photo: Eaglestein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gjesvær Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesvær on the western end of the island of Magerøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gjesvær.
Gjesvær
Village
Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Melkøya
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Melkoya” and “Store Melkøy”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Nordkapp, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
71.10222° or 71° 6′ 8″ northLongitude
25.42554° or 25° 25′ 32″ eastOpen location code
CG374C2G+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 665150659OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
824674
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Melkøya” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Melkøya”
- Norwegian: “Store Melkøya”
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