Kåvkjosen
Kåvkjosen is an inlet in Gamvik, Finnmark. Kåvkjosen is situated nearby to the village Gamvik, as well as near the locality Varnesodden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gamvik Church and Gamvik skole.
Gamvik Church
Church
Photo: 3s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gamvik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gamvik. It is the main church for the Gamvik parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.
Slettnes Lighthouse
Building
Photo: VogelainenMikael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Slettnes Lighthouse is the northernmost mainland lighthouse on Earth. It is located in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It sits along the Barents Sea approximately 3 kilometres north of the village of Gamvik on the northern coast of the Nordkinn Peninsula, within the Slettnes Nature Reserve. Slettnes Lighthouse is situated 3½ km north of Kåvkjosen.
Kåvkjosen
- Type: Inlet
- Also known as: “Kavkjosen”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gamvik, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
71.05829° or 71° 3′ 30″ northLongitude
28.24427° or 28° 14′ 39″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
CG3C365V+8PGeoNames ID
9591476
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kåvkjosen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Kåvkjosen”
- Norwegian: “Kovkjosen”
Localities in the Area
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