Silda, Finnmark Explained

Location:Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates:70.3216°N 21.7398°W
Area Km2:48
Length Km:15
Width Km:4
Elevation M:628
Highest Mount:Sunnáčohkka
Country:Norway
Country Admin Divisions Title:County
Country Admin Divisions:Finnmark
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Loppa Municipality
Population:0

or [1] is an uninhabited island in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 48km2 island lies in the Lopphavet Sea, north of the villages of Bergsfjord and Sør-Tverrfjord on the mainland. The island is very mountainous, the tallest being the 628m (2,060feet) tall mountain Sunnáčohkka. The name of the island may be derived from the Norwegian words for "seal" or "herring".[2]

Archaeological findings on the islands include farm mounds, traces of houses, burial cairns from the Iron Age and Middle Ages.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-06-29.
  2. Encyclopedia: Silda i Loppa. Svein. Askheim. 2018-06-23. 2018-02-20. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. no.
  3. Book: Bruun, Inga Malene. Kulturminneregistrering i gamle fiskevær. Tromsø Museum. 2010.