Store Kamøya, Nordkapp Explained

Store Kamøya
Native Name:Gáhpesuolu
Native Name Link:Northern Sami language
Location:Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates:71.0515°N 25.9504°W
Area Km2:1.06
Length Km:2.5
Width Km:735
Elevation M:170
Country:Norway
Country Admin Divisions Title:County
Country Admin Divisions:Finnmark
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Nordkapp Municipality

Store Kamøya (Northern Sami: Gáhpesuolu[1]) is a small island in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located off the eastern coast of the large island of Magerøya where the Kamøyfjorden splits into the Duksfjorden and Skipsfjorden.[2] It lies just to the southeast of the island of Lille Kamøya and to the east of the fishing village of Kamøyvær, helping to shelter the latter's harbour from the open sea.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sjøsamisk resursutnyttelse i Porsangerfjorden. PDF. Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Map of Store Kamøya. mapcarta.com.
  3. Web site: Photo on flickr, showing the lighthouse in Kamøyvær with Store Kamøya offshore.