Kvenvik (Norwegian) or Šuovošluovta (Northern Sami) is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the town of Alta. It has a population (2012) of 194.[2]
Kvenvik
Šuovošluovta (Northern Sami) | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Kvenvik Location in Finnmark  Kvenvik Kvenvik (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 69°55′37″N 23°06′17″E / 69.92694°N 23.10472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Alta |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9518 Alta |
On 31 August 2019, a sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre south of Kvenvik.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Kvenvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Table: 04317: Population, by basic statistical unit (BU)". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ Rostad, Ida Louise (4 September 2019). "Helikopterulykken i Alta". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål).
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