Lebesby is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kjøllefjord. Other villages in the municipality include Ifjord, Kunes, Lebesby, and Veidnes.
is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mehamn. The other notable villages in Gamvik include Gamvik and Skjånes. Gamvik is known as one of the poorest and most undeveloped municipalities in Norway. The number of inhabitants rose at one moment in 2012, but in 2014, after the fish factory closed, the population declined dramatically with the departure of the eastern European fishermen.
Mehamn is the administrative centre of Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the small Vedvik peninsula, itself part of the greater Nordkinn Peninsula, at the southern end of the Mehamnfjorden, a bay off of the Barents Sea. The village of Gamvik lies about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the east and the village of Kjøllefjord lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the southwest. Mehamn Chapel is located in this village. The 0.59-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2023) of 703 which gives the village a population density of 1,198 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).
Mehamn Airport is a regional airport serving the village of Mehamn in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It also serves the villages Kjøllefjord and Gamvik. The airport is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) outside of the village of Mehamn and is owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor. The tower is remotely controlled from Bodø.
The Tanafjord or Tanafjorden is a large fjord in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Tana, Gamvik, and Berlevåg. Its orientation is mainly north–south, reaching approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the small village of Smalfjord in Tana Municipality in the south to the mouth of the fjord at the Barents Sea. The fjord separates the Nordkinn Peninsula in the west from the Varanger Peninsula in the east.
Nordkinnhalvøya is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the northernmost part of mainland Europe. The peninsula is shared between Lebesby Municipality and Gamvik Municipality. Human settlement is mostly concentrated on the northern shores and at the base of the peninsula, while the middle parts of the peninsula are sparsely inhabited. The main villages on the peninsula are Mehamn, Gamvik, and Kjøllefjord—all located on the northern shore. Slettnes Lighthouse near Gamvik is the northernmost lighthouse on mainland Europe.
Store Kamøya or Store Kamøy may refer to the following places in Norway:
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Gamvik is a fishing village in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Nordkinn Peninsula, along the Barents Sea. The village is the second largest settlement in Gamvik municipality, after the municipal centre of Mehamn which is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the west. Gamvik is home to the Gamvik Museum and Gamvik Church. The village is an old church site with churches located here since at least the 1850s. The 0.24-square-kilometre (59-acre) village has a population (2023) of 218 and a population density of 908 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,350/sq mi).
Kjøllefjord Airfield is a disused general aviation airport (airfield) located at Kjøllefjord in Lebesby Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It consisted of a 630-by-40-meter gravel runway and a simple small building as a terminal. Plans for an airport in Kjøllefjord were first launched in the mid-1960s. The Norving airline was the main proponent as they intended to operate an air taxi and air ambulance service. Construction started in 1973 and the airport opened in 1974. In that same year, another nearby airport opened; the larger Mehamn Airport is only 30 kilometers away and Kjøllefjord therefore was little used. It was abandoned in the 1980s.
Gamvik Airport is a disused general aviation airport located at Slettnes, just outside the village of Gamvik in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
Skjånes is a small village in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the shores of the Hopsfjorden, an arm that branches off the main Tanafjorden. The small village lies on the Nordkinn Peninsula, a 45-kilometre (28 mi) long drive southeast of the village of Mehamn. The 60-70 residents work mostly in the fishing industry. Hop Church is located in this village, serving the southern part of the municipality.
Mehamn Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mehamn. It is one of the churches for the Gamvik parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Magnus. The church seats about 200 people.
Gamvik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gamvik. It is the main church for the Gamvik parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church design in 1958 using plans drawn up by the architects Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas. The church seats about 224 people.
Hop Church is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjånes. It is an annex chapel for the Gamvik parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in 1977 to serve the southern part of the municipality. The chapel is built on what is believed to be the site of a medieval church that was closed before the 1600s.
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