Rossfjordstraumen is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It serves as a community center for the areas around the Rossfjorden and the lake Rossfjordvatnet. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the town of Finnsnes, and about 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Langnes. In 2009, the village area had 428 residents. Rossfjord Church is located in this village.
Rossfjordstraumen | |
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Village | |
 View of the village | |
  Rossfjordstraumen Location of the village  Rossfjordstraumen Rossfjordstraumen (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 69°21′47″N 18°18′49″E / 69.36306°N 18.31361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Midt-Troms |
| Municipality | Senja Municipality |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9302 Rossfjordstraumen |
History edit
On 28 March 1968, a Widerøe de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter seaplane crashed at Rossfjordstraumen. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Rossfjordstraumen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "28 Mar 1968". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links edit
Media related to Rossfjordstraumen at Wikimedia Commons
