or is a village in

Tjeldsund Municipality or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The southwestern part of the municipality is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Ofoten and the rest of the municipality is ...

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county,

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. The village is located on the mainland at the entrance of the two fjords;

Astafjorden or is a fjord (more accurately, a strait) in Troms county, Norway. It flows through the municipalities of Salangen, Gratangen, Ibestad, and Tjeldsund. The long fjord flows from the Salangen fjord in the east to the Vågsfjorden in the we ...

and Vågsfjorden, and at a distance of about from

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. A characteristic feature of this village is the curved

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(or breakwater) which accommodates smaller vessels, as well as a pier for guest boats. There is also a gas/petrol station which provides for general groceries. Tovik Church was built in 1905 to serve that part of the municipality. The village had a population (2005) of 200 and a

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of . Since 2005, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by

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