Rossfjordstraumen Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Troms#Norway
Pushpin Label:Rossfjordstraumen
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Troms
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Midt-Troms
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Senja Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9302 Rossfjordstraumen
Coordinates:69.3631°N 18.3136°W
Elevation M:0.5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or [2] 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 northeast of the town of Finnsnes, and about 7km (04miles) northeast of the village of Langnes. In 2009, the village area had 428 residents. Rossfjord Church is located in this village.

History

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rossfjordstraumen. yr.no. Norwegian. 2012-12-07.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-07-15.
  3. Web site: 28 Mar 1968 . Aviation Safety Network. 21 February 2010.