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Ingøya
or is an island on the edge of the Arctic Ocean in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies just north of the island of Rolvsøya and west of the island of Hjelmsøya. The sparsely populated island is only accessible by boat. There are regular ferry connections at the port in the village of Ingøy on the north side of the island. The ferry connects to Gunnarnes on Rolvsøya and Havøysund on the island of Havøya. The island has about 13 inhabitants (2022). The Ingøy radio transmitter is located about south of the village of Ingøy. The signals from the transmitter was shut down in 2019. Fruholmen Lighthouse lies just off the northern coast of the island. From the northwest, the broad Mafjorden cuts into the island of Ingøya and on the east side there is an open bay called Sanden. The southwestern part of the island is quite mountainous with the highest peak being the tall Mafjordfjellet. The southern and eastern parts of the island are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingøy Radio Transmitter
Ingøy or Inga is a small fishing village on the island of Ingøya in Måsøy Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the northern coast of the island of Ingøya, facing the open Arctic Ocean. The village of Ingøy lies about west of the famous North Cape. The village is accessible by boat from the nearby village of Havøysund and the city of Hammerfest. Ingøy Church is located in the village. The Ingøy radio transmitter is located about south of Ingøy. The mast of the longwave transmitter is the tallest structure in Norway and in all of Scandinavia Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also .... In 2019 NRK shut down its long wave signals, and the mast is no longer in use. The fish processing plant owned by the Fjordlaks Company closed down in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Måsøy Municipality
Måsøy (; ) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slåtten, and Snefjord. The municipality is located on the mainland as well as several islands. The municipality is the 96th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Måsøy is the 328th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,113. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 10.3% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality includes the Fruholmen Lighthouse, the northernmost lighthouse in Norway as well as the Havøysund Bridge, the northernmost bridge in the world. The tallest tower in Scandinavia, the tall Ingøy radio transmitter is located on Ingøya island. The Hurtigruten coastal express boat stops at the village of Havøysund daily. There is also a road connection to Havøysund, albeit often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingøy
Ingøy or Inga is a small fishing village on the island of Ingøya in Måsøy Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the northern coast of the island of Ingøya, facing the open Arctic Ocean. The village of Ingøy lies about west of the famous North Cape. The village is accessible by boat from the nearby village of Havøysund and the city of Hammerfest. Ingøy Church is located in the village. The Ingøy radio transmitter is located about south of Ingøy. The mast of the longwave transmitter is the tallest structure in Norway and in all of Scandinavia Scandinavia is a subregion#Europe, subregion of northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also .... In 2019 NRK shut down its long wave signals, and the mast is no longer in use. The fish processing plant owned by the Fjordlaks Company closed down in 2016, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingøy Church
Ingøy Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ingøy on the island of Ingøya. It is one of the churches for the Måsøy parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. Like most other churches in Finnmark, Ingøy church was burned down by the Germans during the evacuation of Finnmark in 1944. The new, white church was built in a long church style in 1957 using plans drawn up by the architect Eyvind Moestue. The church seats about 120 people. The altarpiece was rescued when the old church was burning, and it now hangs behind the altar in the church. The subject is Jesus and his disciples at the Sea of Galilee when Jesus calms the storm. The picture was painted by Christian Sinding Larsen in 1930. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was probably built during the 14th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A * Alden * Aldra * Algrøy * Alsta * Altra * Anda * Andabeløya * Andørja * Andøya, Vesterålen * Andøya, Agder * Arnøy, Salten * Arnøya * Arøya * Askerøya * Askrova * Askøy * Aspøya, Tingvoll * Aspøya, Ålesund * Atløy * Austra * Austvågøya * Averøya * Azero B * Barmen * Barmøya * Barøya * Bear Island (Bjørnøya) * Bergsøya, Gjemnes * Bergsøya, Herøy * Bispøyan * Bjarkøya * Bjorøy * Bjørnøya * Bjørøya * Bleiksøya * Blomøy * Bokn * Bolga * Bolsøya * Borgan * Borøya, Tvedestrand * Bouvetøya * Bragdøya * Brattværet * Brattøra * Bremangerlandet * Brottøya * Bru * Bulandet * Bømlo * Børøya D * Dimnøya * Dolmøya * Dryna * Dvergsøya * Dyrøya, Troms * Dyrøya, Øksnes * Dønna E * Edøya * Eika, Møre og Romsdal * Ellingsøya * Elvalandet * Engeløya * Ertvågs� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolvsøya
or is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island has a population (2001) of 72. The island is located south of the island of Ingøya and north and west of the mainland, separated by the Rolvsøysundet. The island is mountainous and is almost bisected by the Valfjorden from the west and the Langfjorden from the east with an wide swampy isthmus in between. Almost all settlements are on the island's northern part. On the west side lies the fishing village of Tufjord and on the eastern side is the seaside village of Gunnarnes where there is a ferry connection to the villages of Havøysund and Ingøy. Gunnarnes Chapel is located on the east side of the island. The population is 70 (according to NRK in 2023).https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/rolvsoya-i-finnmark-har-sokt-flytting-til-hammerfest-1.16638396. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-11-23 See also *List of islands of Norway This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjelmsøya
Hjelmsøya is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies west of the islands of Måsøya and Magerøya, north of Havøya and the mainland, and east of Ingøya. The mountainous island has been uninhabited since 1967. There are connections to the island other than by private boats. Nature reserves There are two large nature reserves on the island. The northernmost part of Hjelmsøya has a large bird cliff called ''Hjelmsøystauren'', which is one of Norway's most important breeding colonies of guillemots. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding i .... The other one is at Sandsfjord, a fjord surrounded by high mountain cliffs. See also * List of islands of No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruholmen Lighthouse
Fruholmen Lighthouse (, former name ''Norskholmen fyr'') is a coastal lighthouse located in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It sits on a tiny islet just off the northern coast of the island of Ingøya. History The lighthouse was established in 1866 and it is the northernmost lighthouse in Norway. This is the first of the three major lighthouses that guide ships around the North Cape into the Barents Sea. The original cast iron lighthouse was destroyed during World War II. The current lighthouse was completed in 1949. The tall square white concrete tower has a red lantern on top, which flashes white every 20 seconds. Lower down, there is a secondary light that flashes white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 seconds. See also *Lighthouses in Norway *List of lighthouses in Norway The following is a sortable, but partial list of active and some decommissioned Lighthouses in Norway, lighthouses along the Norwegian coastl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havøya
or is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies just off the coast of the Porsanger Peninsula with the island of Hjelmsøya to the north, Måsøya to the east, and Rolvsøya to the west. The only village on the island is Havøysund on the southern part of the island. Havøysund is the administrative centre of Måsøy Municipality, and it is the main population centre of the municipality. The island is connected to the mainland by the Havøysund Bridge along Norwegian County Road 889. Norsk Hydro has built a windmill park on the northwestern part of the island, which has become a landmark for people at sea. The 15 windmills take 30 minutes by foot to reach from the town and are located on ''Havøygavlen'', the highest point on the island. The Arctic view cafe and viewing area is located on the northwestern end of the island, near the windmill park, and it provides an undisturbed view towards the Barents Sea and to the surrounding arctic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnmark
Finnmark (; ; ; ; ) is a counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. By land, it borders Troms county to the west, Finland's Lapland (Finland), Lapland region to the south, and Russia's Murmansk Oblast to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean) to the northwest, and the Barents Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the north and northeast. The county was formerly known as ''Finmarkens amt'' or ''Vardøhus amt''. Since 2002, it has had two official names: Finnmark (Norwegian language, Norwegian) and Finnmárku (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami). It is part of the Sápmi region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region, and is Norway's second-largest and least populous county. Situated at the northernmost part of continental Europe, where the Norwegian coastline swings eastward, Finnmark is an area "where East meets West" in culture as well as in nature and geography. Vardø Municipality, Norway's easternmost municipality, is farther east than Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaling In Norway
Whaling in Norway involves hunting of minke whales for use as animal and human food in Norway and for export to Japan. Whale hunting has been a part of Norwegian coastal culture for centuries, and commercial operations targeting the minke whale have occurred since the early 20th century. Some still continue the practice in the modern day, within annual quotas. History Norwegians caught whales off the coast of Tromsø as early as the 9th or 10th century. Vikings from Norway also introduced whaling methods for driving small cetaceans, like pilot whales, into fjords in Iceland. The Norse sagas, and other ancient documents, provide few details on Norwegian whaling. The sagas recount some disputes between families over dead whales but do not describe any organized whale fishery in Norway. Spear-drift whaling was practised in the North Atlantic as early as the 12th century. In open boats, hunters would strike a whale with a marked spear, with the intent of later locating the dead beache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishing Village
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 mi). From Neolithic times, these coastlines, as well as the shorelines of inland lakes and the banks of rivers, have been punctuated with fishing villages. Most surviving fishing villages are traditional. Characteristics Coastal fishing villages are often somewhat isolated, and sited around a small natural harbour which provides a safe haven for a village fleet of fishing boats. The village needs to provide a safe way of landing fish and securing boats when they are not in use. Fishing villages may operate from a beach, particularly around lakes. For example, around parts of Lake Malawi, each fishing village has its own beach. If a fisherman from outside the village lands fish on the beach, he gives some of the fish to the village headma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
