Kvaløya, Finnmark
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Kvaløya is an island in Finnmark
county, North Norway. Its area is 336 square kilometres (129.7 sq mi). It is situated in the municipalities of Hammerfest
and Kvalsund
. The city of Hammerfest
is located in the western part of the island.
The island is connected to the mainland of Norway
in the south by Kvalsund Bridge
.
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
county, North Norway. Its area is 336 square kilometres (129.7 sq mi). It is situated in the municipalities of Hammerfest
Hammerfest
is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
and Kvalsund
Kvalsund
Kvalsund is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kvalsund. Kvalsund was separated from the municipality of Sørøysund on 1 July 1869....
. The city of Hammerfest
Hammerfest
is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaløya, Sørøya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
is located in the western part of the island.
The island is connected to the mainland of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
in the south by Kvalsund Bridge
Kvalsund Bridge
Kvalsund Bridge is a suspension bridge in Kvalsund municipality that crosses Kvalsundet from the mainland to Kvaløya in Finnmark county in Norway. Opened for traffic in 1977, the bridge is long, the main span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is...
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