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Kafjord Destination Guide

Explore Kafjord in Norway

Kafjord in the region of Finnmark is a place in Norway - some 777 mi or ( 1250 km ) North-East of Oslo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kafjord is now 02:22 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Pajala, OEvertornea, Kiruna, Gällivare, and Rovaniemi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Pajala . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kafjord ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kåfjord Mines, Øytun

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Interesting facts about this location

Kåfjord Church (Finnmark)

Kåfjord Church is a parish church in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kåfjord. The church is part of the Alta parish in the Alta deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1837 and it was consecrated by the Bishop Peder Kjerschow. It is the oldest surviving church in Alta municipality. The church seats about 300 people.

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Located at 69.94 23.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Alta, Norway, Churches in Finnmark

Kåfjorden (Alta)

Kåfjorden is a fjord in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 7-kilometre long fjord branches off the main Altafjorden. The village of Kåfjord and Kåfjord Church both lie along the northern coast of the fjord. The European route E06 highway follows the northern shoreline of the fjord. A new bridge over the Kåfjorden to shorten the highway E6 route around the fjord is under construction and is expected to be completed by in late 2013.

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Located at 69.94 23.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Alta, Norway, Fjords of Finnmark

Alta Museum

The Alta Museum is located in Alta in northern Norway within the Arctic Circle. Its northern Norway's most-visited summer museum, with more than 1,000 visitors each day. It presents exhibitions on local culture and historic industries including the nearby prehistoric rock carvings that form a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located at the early settlement of Finnmark and dating from around 11,000 years ago. The museum opened in June 1991 and won the European Museum of the Year Award in 1993.

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Located at 69.95 23.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Alta, Norway, European Museum of the Year Award winners, History museums in Norway, Industry museums in Norway, Local museums in Norway, Museums established in 1991, Museums in Finnmark, Open air museums in Norway, Rock art in Europe

Rock carvings at Alta

The Rock art of Alta (Helleristningene i Alta) are located in and around the municipality of Alta in the county of Finnmark in northern Norway. Since the first carvings were discovered in 1972, more than 6000 carvings have been found on several sites around Alta. The largest locality, at Jiepmaluokta about 4 kilometres outside of Alta, contains many thousand individual carvings and has been turned into an open-air museum.

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Located at 69.95 23.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Alta, Norway, Culture in Finnmark, History of Finnmark, Petroglyphs in Norway, Prehistory of the Arctic, World Heritage Sites in Norway

Talvik Church

Talvik Church is a parish church in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Talvik, along the Altafjorden and the European route E06 highway. The church is part of the Talvik parish in the Alta deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

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Located at 70.04 22.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Alta, Norway, Churches in Finnmark