Kvenvik
Village in Northern Norway, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kvenvik (Norwegian) or Šuovošluovta (Northern Sami) is a village in Alta Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in an inlet on the inner part of the Altafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the town of Alta. It has a population (2012) of 194.[2]
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Kvenvik
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Village | |
Coordinates: 69°55′37″N 23°06′17″E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Northern Norway |
County | Finnmark |
District | Vest-Finnmark |
Municipality | Alta |
Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 9518 Alta |
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On 31 August 2019, a sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre south of Kvenvik.[3]