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Location | Troms county, Norway |
Coordinates | 69°29′55″N 20°48′12″E / 69.4987°N 20.8033°E |
Type | Fjord |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
Max. width | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
Settlements | Birtavarre, Olderdalen |
Kåfjorden ( Norwegian), Gáivuotna ( Northern Sami), or Kaivuono ( Kven) is a fjord in Gáivuotna Municipality (also known as Kåfjord Municipality) in Troms 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]