Lille Kamøya, Nordkapp
Native name: Uhca Gáhpesuolu | |
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Lille Kamøya Location of the island | |
Geography | |
Location | Troms og Finnmark, Norway |
Coordinates | 71°03′20″N 25°54′36″E / 71.0555°N 25.9100°ECoordinates: 71°03′20″N 25°54′36″E / 71.0555°N 25.9100°E |
Area | 160 ha (400 acres) |
Length | 575 m (1886 ft) |
Width | 500 m (1600 ft) |
Highest elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
Administration | |
Norway | |
County | Troms og Finnmark |
Municipality | Nordkapp |
Lille Kamøya (Northern Sami: Uhca Gáhpesuolu[1]) is a small island in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located just off the eastern coast of the large island of Magerøya. It lies where the Duksfjorden meets the Kamøyfjorden, just to the northwest of the island of Store Kamøya and to the north of the fishing village of Kamøyvær. The island helps to shelter Kamøyvær's harbour from the open sea.[2]
Important Bird Area[]
The island, along with nearby Bondøya, has been designated a Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of European shags, great black-backed gulls and razorbills.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sjøsamisk resursutnyttelse i Porsangerfjorden" (PDF) (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Lille Kamøya" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ "Lille Kamøya & Bondøya". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
Categories:
- Nordkapp
- Islands of Troms og Finnmark
- Important Bird Areas of Norway
- Important Bird Areas of Arctic islands
- Seabird colonies
- Troms og Finnmark geography stubs
- Troms og Finnmark island stubs