Location: | Finnmark, Norway |
Coordinates: | 70.31°N 22.66°W |
Area Km2: | 248.1 |
Length Km: | 27 |
Width Km: | 16 |
Elevation M: | 960 |
Highest Mount: | Kjerringfjordfjellet |
Country: | Norway |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
Country Admin Divisions: | Finnmark |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Municipalities |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Alta, Hasvik, Loppa |
Population: | 80 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Density Km2: | 0.32 |
or [1] is an island in western Finnmark county, Norway. The 248.1km2 island sits at the mouth of the Altafjorden on the south side of the Sørøysundet strait. It is divided among the municipalities of Loppa, Hasvik, and Alta.
The highest point on the island is the 960m (3,150feet) tall mountain Kjerringfjordfjellet. One of the larger fjords on the island is the Sørfjorden. There were 80 residents on the mountainous island in 2012. The main population area is at the village of Store Kvalfjord on the northeastern side of the island. The island is separated from the mainland by the strait of Stjernsundet.[2]
On the southern part of the island there is a large nepheline syenite mine at Lillebukt.[3]