Silda, Finnmark

Silda (Northern Sami: Sildi) is an uninhabited island in Loppa Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 48-square-kilometre (19 sq mi) island lies in the Lopphavet Sea, north of the villages of Bergsfjord and Sør-Tverrfjord on the mainland. The island is very mountainous, the tallest being the 628-metre (2,060 ft) tall mountain Sunnáčohkka. The name of the island may be derived from the Norwegian words for "seal" or "herring".[1]

Silda
Native name:
Sildi
Silda
Location of the island
Silda
Silda (Norway)
Geography
LocationTroms og Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates70.3216°N 21.7398°E / 70.3216; 21.7398
Area48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Length15 km (9.3 mi)
Width4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation628 m (2060 ft)
Highest pointSunnáčohkka
Administration
Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
MunicipalityLoppa Municipality
Demographics
Population0

Archaeological findings on the islands include farm mounds, traces of houses, burial cairns from the Iron Age and Middle Ages.[2]

See also

References

  1. Askheim, Svein, ed. (2018-02-20). "Silda i Loppa". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  2. Bruun, Inga Malene (2010). Kulturminneregistrering i gamle fiskevær. Tromsø Museum.


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