Gamvik kommune | |
 | | County | Finnmark | | District | Nordkyn | | Municipality | NO-2023 | | Administrative centre | Mehamn | | Mayor (2004) | Roger Hansen (Ap) | | Official language form | Neutral | Area
- Total
- Land
- Percentage | Ranked 60
1,415 km²
1,354 km²
0.44 % | Population
- Total (2004)
- Percentage
- Change (10 years)
- Density | Ranked 397
1,134
0.02 %
-22.4 %
1/km² | | Coordinates | 70°55′N, 28°3′E | www.gamvik.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Coat of arms for the municipality of Gamvik (kommune), Norway. ...
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Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...
County NO-20 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Vadsø County mayor Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 1 48,618 km² 15. ...
Norway may be divided into a number of traditional districts. ...
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ...
The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderparti, Arbeiderpartiet or DNA) is a left-wing political party in Norway. ...
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ...
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ...
Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...
This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...
| Coordinates: 70°55′N, 28°3′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Gamvik (help·
info) is a municipality in the county of Finnmark, Norway. Image File history File links Gamvik. ...
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ...
County NO-20 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Vadsø County mayor Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 1 48,618 km² 15. ...
Gamvik was separated from Tana July 1, 1913. Image:NO 2025 Deatnu Tana. ...
The municipality consists of the eastern half of the Nordkyn peninsula. Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe (The North Cape is on Magerøya island). Most people live in Mehamn (ca 700 inhabitants), which has an airport, Mehamn Airport, and is also a port of call of the hurtigruten. Gamvik and Skjånes are two other villages in the county. The Slettnes lighthouse off Gamvik is the northernmost lighthouse on Europe's mainland. Midnight sun at the North Cape North Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in northern Norway, in the community of Nordkapp. ...
Cape Nordkinn (also called Kinnarodden) is the northernmost point of mainland Norway, and hence the northernmost point of mainland Europe. ...
World map showing the location of Europe. ...
North Cape is the name of several capes: North Cape is a cape in Prince Edward Island, Canada North Cape is a cape in northern New Zealand North Cape is a cape in northern Norway, also known as Nordkapp The North Cape was a barge which ran aground in Rhode...
Magerøya is an island in the extreme north of Norway, in the community of Nordkapp. ...
Mehamn Airport (Norwegian: Mehamn Lufthavn) (IATA: MEH, ICAO: ENMH) is a regional airport serving Mehamn in Finnmark, Norway. ...
MS Midnatsol Hurtigruten is the name of a Norwegian coastal transport service which is over a hundred years old. ...
A HDR image of a traditional lighthouse For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ...
The name
The Norse form of the name was maybe *Gangvík. The first element is then gangr m 'path', the last element is vík f 'inlet'. The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages, along with the West Germanic languages and the East Germanic languages. ...
Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows three needles for the making of fishing nets. Needles used for sewing A sewing needle is a long slender object with a pointed tip. ...
Fishing with a cast net. ...
1982 air crash - Main article: Widerøe 933
On March 12, 1982, a Widerøe Twin Otter, registration number LN-BNK, crashed into the sea near Mehamn, killing all fifteen on board. More than twenty years and four rounds of investigation later, this incident remains highly controversial in Norway. On March 11, 1982, Widerøe flight 933, a Widerøe Twin Otter, registration number LN-BNK, crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all fifteen on board. ...
March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Widerøes Flyveselskap ASA, branded simply as Widerøe, is the largest regional airline in the Nordic countries, having a turnover of NOK 1. ...
The DHC-6 Twin Otter is the most successful aircraft program in Canadas history. ...
Birdlife The area surrounding the Lighthouse at Slettnes is also an interesting locality for those interested in birds and bird watching. There is a nature reserve and bird observatory. For more information and some pictures of the birds that can be found in the area check Bird Watching In Norway - Gamvik
External links - SSB - Gamvik kommune
- Gamvik municipality's web page
- Mehamnulykken -- NRK's collection of articles about the 1982 air crash.
- Mehamn.net - steerable live webcam at Mehamn (English version).
Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) - the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation - is the Norwegian state-owned radio and television public broadcasting company. ...
| Municipalities of Finnmark |
 | | Alta | Berlevåg | Båtsfjord | Gamvik | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Karasjok | Kautokeino | Kvalsund | Lebesby | Loppa | Måsøy | Nesseby | Nordkapp | Porsanger | Sør-Varanger | Tana | Vadsø | Vardø Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ...
County NO-20 Region Nord-Norge Administrative centre Vadsø County mayor Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 1 48,618 km² 15. ...
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County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2012 Administrative centre Alta Mayor (2003) Geir Ove Bakken (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 7 3,849 km² 3,651 km² 1. ...
County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2024 Administrative centre Berlevåg Mayor (2005) Erik Brøske (SV) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 92 1,120 km² 1,082 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2028 Administrative centre Båtsfjord Mayor (2003) Geir Knutsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 58 1,433 km² 1,415 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2004 Administrative centre Hammerfest Mayor (2006) Kristine Jørstad Bock (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 129 849 km² 819 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2015 Administrative centre Hasvik Mayor (2003) Geir Adelsten Iversen (Sp) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 192 556 km² 535 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2021 Administrative centre Karasjok Mayor (2004) Kjell H. Sæther (Ap) Official language form Bokmål and Sami Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 2 5,453 km² 5,205 km² 1. ...
County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2011 Administrative centre Kautokeino Mayor (2004) Klemet Erland Hætta (Samefolkets liste - Sámi Peoples Party) Official language form Bokmål and Sami Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 1 9,708 km² 8,964 km² 3. ...
County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2017 Administrative centre Kvalsund Mayor (2003) Ragnar Olsen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 37 1,844 km² 1,739 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark District Nordkyn Municipality NO-2022 Administrative centre Kjøllefjord Mayor (2004) Harald Larssen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 8 3,458 km² 3,235 km² 1. ...
County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2014 Administrative centre Øksfjord Mayor (2003) Arne Dag Isaksen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 162 687 km² 669 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2018 Administrative centre Havøysund Mayor (2003) Ingalill Olsen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 88 1,134 km² 1,066 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2027 Administrative centre Nyborg Mayor (2003) Ann Jorid Henriksen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål and Sami Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 57 1,436 km² 1,367 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2019 Administrative centre Honningsvåg Mayor (2005) Ulf Syversen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 119 925 km² 891 km² 0. ...
Image:NO 2020 Porsanger Porsángu Porsanki. ...
County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2030 Administrative centre Kirkenes Mayor (2005) Tone Hatle (H) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 6 3,968 km² 3,468 km² 1. ...
County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2025 Administrative centre Tana Bru Mayor (2003) Ingrid Smuk Rolstad (Ap) Official language form Bokmål and Northern Sami Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 5 4,049 km² 3,833 km² 1. ...
County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2003 Administrative centre Vadsø Mayor (2003) Hauk Johnsen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 77 1,258 km² 1,234 km² 0. ...
County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2002 Administrative centre Vardø Mayor (2003) Rolf Einar Mortensen (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 183 600 km² 586 km² 0. ...
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