Altafjord
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The Altafjord (; ; ) is a fjord in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The long fjord stretches from the town of Alta in the south to the islands of Stjernøya and Seiland. The long river Altaelva empties into the fjord at the town of Alta. At Stjernøya and Seiland islands, the fjord splits into two straits before emptying into the Norwegian Sea. Some of the larger side-branches off the main fjord include Langfjorden, Kåfjorden, and Korsfjorden.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Altafjord is referenced by 124 other articles, and connects out to Norway, World War II and UNESCO.
The entry is geolocated on the map in waterbody, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Alta Municipality and Fjords of Finnmark.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Body of water.image
- Altafjorden.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- View of the fjord
- Body of water.location
- Finnmark county, Norway
- Body of water.mapframe
- yes
- Body of water.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Body of water.caption_map
- Location of the fjord
- Body of water.basin_countries
- Norway
- Body of water.type
- Fjord
- Body of water.islands
- Årøya
- Body of water.cities
- Alta
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Altafjorden.jpg
- Length
- 38
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- Altafjorden
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Prehistoric culture
- World War II
- References
- External links
The Altafjord (; ; ) is a fjord in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The long fjord stretches from the town of Alta in the south to the islands of Stjernøya and Seiland. The long river Altaelva empties into the fjord at the town of Alta. At Stjernøya and Seiland islands, the fjord splits into two straits before emptying into the Norwegian Sea. Some of the larger side-branches off the main fjord include Langfjorden, Kåfjorden, and Korsfjorden.
The fjord was historically known as "Altenfjord", and was referred to as such by British historians throughout most of the 20th century. thumb|left|Midnight sun at the Altafjord
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Altafjord” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations