Gratangen (fjord)
Gratangen (Norwegian) | |
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Gratangen Location of the fjord | |
Location | Troms og Finnmark county, Norway |
Coordinates | 68°43′54″N 17°22′11″E / 68.7317°N 17.3697°ECoordinates: 68°43′54″N 17°22′11″E / 68.7317°N 17.3697°E |
Type | Fjord |
Native name | Rivtták (Northern Sami) |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 23 kilometres (14 mi) |
Max. width | 1 to 2 kilometres (0.62 to 1.24 mi) |
Settlements | Årstein |
Gratangen (Northern Sami) or Rivtták (Northern Sami) is a fjord in Gratangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 23-kilometre (14 mi) long fjord is an arm off of the main Astafjorden. The municipality of Gratangen surrounds the fjord and is named after the fjord. The fjord is about 1 to 2 kilometres (0.62 to 1.24 mi) wide, except for a very narrow 350-metre (1,150 ft) wide point in the middle of the fjord where the village of Årstein is located. At that point, the on crosses the fjord.[1]
The villages of and are located at the innermost part of the fjord. Årstein, , and are located along the central part of the fjord. and are located at the mouth of the fjord. The European route E06 highway passes about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of Fjordbotn and Elvenes.
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- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Gratangen – fjord" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- Fjords of Troms og Finnmark
- Gratangen
- Troms og Finnmark geography stubs
- Norway fjord stubs