Store Kamøya, Nordkapp

Store Kamøya (Northern Sami: Gáhpesuolu[1]) is a small island in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located off the eastern coast of the large island of Magerøya where the Kamøyfjorden splits into the Duksfjorden and Skipsfjorden.[2] It lies just to the southeast of the island of Lille Kamøya and to the east of the fishing village of Kamøyvær, helping to shelter the latter's harbour from the open sea.[3]

This article is about the island in Nordkapp, Norway. For other uses, see Store Kamøya.
Store Kamøya
Native name:
Gáhpesuolu
View of the island from Kamøyvær
Store Kamøya
Location of the island
Store Kamøya
Store Kamøya (Norway)
Geography
LocationTroms og Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates71.0515°N 25.9504°E / 71.0515; 25.9504
Area1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Length2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Width735 km (456.7 mi)
Highest elevation170 m (560 ft)
Administration
Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
MunicipalityNordkapp

See also

References
  1. "Sjøsamisk resursutnyttelse i Porsangerfjorden" (PDF) (in Norwegian).
  2. "Map of Store Kamøya". mapcarta.com.
  3. "Photo on flickr, showing the lighthouse in Kamøyvær with Store Kamøya offshore".


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