Kåfjorden (Norwegian) or Njoammelgohppi (Northern Sami) is a fjord in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) long fjord...
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Kåfjorden (Northern Sami: Gávkevuotna) is a fjord in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 4.5-kilometre (2.8 mi) long fjord is located...
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Kåfjorden (Norwegian), Gáivuotna (Northern Sami), or Kaivuono (Kven) is a fjord in Gáivuotna Municipality (also known as Kåfjord Municipality) in Troms...
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along the Kåfjorden, which branches off the main Altafjord. The German battleship Tirpitz was based at the village of Kåfjord (along the Kåfjorden). It was...
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European route E06 highway runs along the eastern shore of the fjord. The Kåfjorden branches off of the main fjord on the east side, and the southernmost...
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the Kåfjordelva river (Northern Sami: Gáivuoneatnu) at the end of the Kåfjorden in the Kåfjorddalen valley. The whole area around the end of the fjord...
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county, Norway. Olderdalen is located in the Olderdalen valley along the Kåfjorden with a view of the Lyngen Alps. The village has a ferry connection to...
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earlier. During World War II, the German battleship Tirpitz used the Kåfjorden, an arm of Altafjorden, as a harbour, and was damaged here by attacking...
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succeeded in attacking and damaging the German battleship Tirpitz in Kåfjorden, an inner branch of Altafjorden. Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF...
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Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the Kåfjorden, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the town of Alta along the European...
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Lillesand 58°08′18″N 8°11′23″E / 58.1384°N 8.1896°E / 58.1384; 8.1896 Kåfjorden 8 km (5.0 mi) Finnmark Alta 69°56′07″N 23°02′43″E / 69.9353°N 23.0454°E...
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became part of Troms county. The municipality is named after the local Kåfjorden (Old Norse: Kofafjǫrðr). The meaning of the name is uncertain. One explanation...
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There are many other fjords in the municipality including Duksfjorden, Kåfjorden, Kamøyfjorden, and Skipsfjorden. The main island is Magerøya and there...
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Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the Porsanger Peninsula, along the Kåfjorden, an arm off of the main Porsangerfjorden. Before the construction of the...
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Alta. The bay lies off of the main Altafjorden, at the entrance to the Kåfjorden. Hjemmeluftbukta is an often used example for how the Norwegianization...
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it would have passed through the village of Skibotn and run around the Kåfjorden and through Kåfjordbotn. It would then have run along Rotsundet into Nordreisa...
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battleship lightly damaged 7 other ships damaged Kaafjord class=notpageimage| Kåfjorden, a fjord in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, which branches...
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battleship Tirpitz was bombed and damaged by British carrier-borne aircraft at Kåfjorden in Alta Municipality. 20 April – The German ammunition transport Voorbode...
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