Rossfjordstraumen

Rossfjordstraumen is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It serves as a community center for the areas around the Rossfjorden and the lake Rossfjordvatnet. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the town of Finnsnes, and about 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Langnes. In 2009, the village area had 428 residents. Rossfjord Church is located in this village.

Rossfjordstraumen
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Rossfjordstraumen is located in Troms og Finnmark
Rossfjordstraumen
Rossfjordstraumen
Location of the village
Rossfjordstraumen is located in Norway
Rossfjordstraumen
Rossfjordstraumen
Rossfjordstraumen (Norway)
Coordinates: 69°21′47″N 18°18′49″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalitySenja Municipality
Elevation0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9302 Rossfjordstraumen

History

On 28 March 1968, a Widerøe de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter seaplane crashed at Rossfjordstraumen. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.[2]

References

  1. "Rossfjordstraumen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  2. "28 Mar 1968". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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