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Loppa (lake)
Loppa may refer to: Places *Loppa Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Loppa (village), a small village in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Loppa (island), a small island in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *''Loppa Sea'' or Lopphavet, a sea off the coast of Finnmark county, Norway * Loppa (lake), a lake on the border of Sweden and Norway, east of the village of Sulitjelma * Loppa (Antarctica), a mountain in Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land () is a roughly region of Antarctica Territorial claims in Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20th meridian west, 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, ... in Antarctica People * Linda Loppa, a Belgian fashion designer and consultant {{dab, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loppa Municipality
Loppa ( and ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Øksfjord. Other villages in Loppa include Andsnes, Bergsfjord, Langfjordhamn, Loppa (village), Loppa, Nuvsvåg, Øksfjordbotn, Sandland, and Sør-Tverrfjord. The municipality is the 167th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Loppa is the 343rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 864. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 15.9% over the previous 10-year period. Most people live in the village of Øksfjord, but smaller communities are spread out along the shores and islands, notably Nuvsvåg, Sandland, Bergsfjord, Brynilen, and the island of Loppa (island), Loppa. This island was previously the administrative centre of the municipality (hence the name). There is no airport, but Øksfjord is a port of call for the Hurtigrute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loppa (village)
, , or is an island in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies in the Lopphavet Sea in the western part of the municipality, west of the island of Silda. The small island has one village area (called ''Loppa'') on the southeastern coast. This village used to be the administrative centre of Loppa and an important fishing village for the municipality, but all of the administration of the village was moved to Øksfjord on the mainland. Today, Loppa Church is still located in this village, but there are only a few residents remaining on the island. History Roman Age Little is known of this period historically and archaeologically on Loppa. However the discovering of a Roman Age longhouse from 120 AD, at the island of Loppa shows the earliest signs of settlement in the Early Iron Age. This may have been the beginning of Norse and Sami collaboration in the area, and of the interaction between the two peoples with trade and commerce in fishing and the indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopphavet
Lopphavet is a stretch of open sea along the border of Troms and Finnmark counties in Norway. It has a width of about , and it stretches between the large island of Sørøya in Finnmark and the islands of Arnøya and Nord-Fugløya in Troms. The Sørøysundet strait and the Altafjorden The Altafjord (; ; ) is a fjord in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The long fjord stretches from the town of Alta in the south to the islands of Stjernøya and Seiland. The long river Altaelva empties into the fjord at the tow ... connect to the Lopphavet on the east side of the sea. The Kvænangen fjord connects to the south. The Fugløysundet strait connects to it in the west. References Geography of Troms Geography of Finnmark Straits of Norway Loppa Skjervøy Kvænangen Hasvik {{Finnmark-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loppa (lake)
Loppa may refer to: Places *Loppa Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Loppa (village), a small village in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Loppa (island), a small island in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *''Loppa Sea'' or Lopphavet, a sea off the coast of Finnmark county, Norway * Loppa (lake), a lake on the border of Sweden and Norway, east of the village of Sulitjelma * Loppa (Antarctica), a mountain in Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land () is a roughly region of Antarctica Territorial claims in Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20th meridian west, 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, ... in Antarctica People * Linda Loppa, a Belgian fashion designer and consultant {{dab, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulitjelma
, , or is a village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sulitjelma is situated in a lush inland valley at an elevation of above mean sea level, above sea level. It is located on the shore of Langvatnet (Fauske), Langvatnet lake, about southeast of the Fauske (town), town of Fauske. The lakes Lomivatnet, Kjelvatnet (Fauske), Kjelvatnet, and Muorkkejávrre are located to the east and south of the village. The village has a population (2023) of 399 and a population density of . Sultitjelma is virtually surrounded by mountains and glaciers. Sulitjelma is at the southern terminus of the Nordkalottruta hiking trail. There is a road connection to the Fauske (town), town of Fauske, which is located west. Winters in Sulitjelma have reliable snow cover and are on average colder than in the town of Fauske. The village is the birthplace of academic Geir Lundestad. Sulitjelma Church and Sulitjelma Chapel are both located in the village. There are many old Mining, mines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loppa (Antarctica)
Loppa may refer to: Places *Loppa Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Loppa (village), a small village in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *Loppa (island), a small island in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway *''Loppa Sea'' or Lopphavet, a sea off the coast of Finnmark county, Norway *Loppa (lake), a lake on the border of Sweden and Norway, east of the village of Sulitjelma * Loppa (Antarctica), a mountain in Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land () is a roughly region of Antarctica Territorial claims in Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20th meridian west, 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, ... in Antarctica People * Linda Loppa, a Belgian fashion designer and consultant {{dab, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land () is a roughly region of Antarctica Territorial claims in Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20th meridian west, 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, Coats Land on the West, and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45th meridian east, 45° east, specifically Enderby Land on the East. In addition, a small unclaimed area from 1939 was annexed in June 2015. Positioned in East Antarctica, it makes out about one-fifth of the continent, and is named after the Norwegian Maud of Wales, Queen Maud (1869–1938). In 1930, the Norwegian Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen was the first person known to have set foot in the territory. On 14 January 1939, the territory was claimed by Norway. On 23 June 1961, Queen Maud Land became part of the Antarctic Treaty System, making it a demilitarised zone. It is one of dependencies of Norway, two Antarctic claims made by Norway, the other being Peter I Island. They are adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
