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.