Kåfjorden (Troms)
Kåfjorden (Norwegian), Gáivuotna (Northern Sami) or Kaivuono (Kven) is a fjord in the municipality of Gáivuotna-Kåfjord-Kaivuono in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord is a branch off the main Lyngen fjord stretching further inland to the village of Birtavarre. The European route E06 highway runs around the entire fjord.[1]
View of the fjord
| Kåfjorden (Norwegian) | |
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| Location | Troms og Finnmark county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 69.4987°N 20.8033°E |
| Type | Fjord |
| Native name | Gáivuotna (Northern Sami) Kaivuono (Kven) |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Settlements | Birtavarre, Olderdalen |
See also
References
- Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-01-23). "Kåfjorden – fjord i Gáivuotna". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
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