Kvenvik

Kvenvik (Norwegian) or Šuovošluovta (Northern Sami) is a village in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the town of Alta. It has a population (2012) of 194.[2]

Kvenvik
Šuovošluovta (Northern Sami)
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Kvenvik is located in Troms og Finnmark
Kvenvik
Kvenvik
Location in Finnmark
Kvenvik is located in Norway
Kvenvik
Kvenvik
Kvenvik (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°55′37″N 23°06′17″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
MunicipalityAlta
Elevation
[1]
68 m (223 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9518 Alta

On 31 August 2019, a sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre south of Kvenvik.[3]

References
  1. "Kvenvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  2. "Table: 04317: Population, by basic statistical unit (BU)". Statistics Norway. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  3. Rostad, Ida Louise (4 September 2019). "Helikopterulykken i Alta". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål).


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