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Kåfjorden_(Troms) Latitude and Longitude:

69°29′55″N 20°48′12″E / 69.4987°N 20.8033°E / 69.4987; 20.8033
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Kåfjorden
View of the fjord
Kåfjorden is located in Troms
Kåfjorden
Kåfjorden
Location of the fjord
Kåfjorden is located in Norway
Kåfjorden
Kåfjorden
Kåfjorden (Norway)
Location Troms county, Norway
Coordinates 69°29′55″N 20°48′12″E / 69.4987°N 20.8033°E / 69.4987; 20.8033
Type Fjord
Basin countries Norway
Max. length20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width3.5 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]

View of the fjord

See also

References

  1. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-01-23). "Kåfjorden – fjord i Gáivuotna". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-04.