Skarsvåg Explained

Official Name:Skarsvåg
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Finnmark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vest-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Nordkapp Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9763 Skarsvåg
Elevation M:2
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:71.1131°N 25.8269°W
Population Total:141

Skarsvåg is a village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies along the northern coast of the island of Magerøya, and it claims the distinction of being the world's northernmost fishing village. The local fishing fleet primarily fishes for cod in the waters north of Magerøya.[2] There are about 60 residents in Skarsvåg and it is located about from the famous North Cape. Skarsvåg Church is located in the village.

The village is apparently the northernmost settlement in the world that is accessible via a major road network, the European route E69.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skarsvåg. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-02-18.
  2. Web site: Skarsvåg. Nordkapp.no. 2013-02-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120706050523/http://www.nordkapp.no/skarsvaag.52482.en.html. 2012-07-06.