Fossen
Fossen is a rapids in Storfjord, Troms. Fossen is situated nearby to the locality Baskaputt, as well as near Paskaput.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skibotn.
Skibotn
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skibotn is a village in Troms. It used to be an important meeting place between Norwegians, Sámi and Kven people, with a yearly market. Skibotn is on the shore in the innermost part of the fjord Lyngen, surrounded by large mountains including Nallagais, Imagais, Steindalsbreen, Balggesvarr and Storfjellet.
Fossen
- Type: Rapids
- Also known as: “Fossen - Guoika - Koski”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Storfjord, Troms, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.35804° or 69° 21′ 29″ northLongitude
20.26658° or 20° 15′ 60″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
9GX29758+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 148812155OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapidsGeoNames ID
9060008
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In Other Languages
From Kven Finnish to Norwegian—“Fossen” goes by many names.
- Kven Finnish: “Koski”
- Northern Sami: “Guoika”
- Norwegian: “Fossen”
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