Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Alteidet |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Troms |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nord-Troms |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Kvænangen Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9161 Burfjord |
Coordinates: | 70.029°N 22.0943°W |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
,, or [2] is a small coastal village along the Lille Altafjord in the eastern part of Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located along European route E6, about 50km (30miles) west of the town of Alta in Finnmark county and about 10.5km (06.5miles) north of the municipal centre of Burfjord. There are about 130 residents living in the area and one hotel.[3] [4]
The village was an old trading post, but it was not rebuilt after World War II. The village is located on a forested isthmus and is near the villages of Storeng and Jøkelfjord. The name Alteidet is a combination of "Alta" and "eidet" meaning the isthmus of Alta.