Lille Kamøya, Hammerfest

Lille-Kamøya
Lille-Kamøya
Location of the island
Lille-Kamøya
Lille-Kamøya (Norway)
Geography
Location Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates 70°51′14″N 23°03′52″E / 70.8539°N 23.0644°E / 70.8539; 23.0644Coordinates: 70°51′14″N 23°03′52″E / 70.8539°N 23.0644°E / 70.8539; 23.0644
Area 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Length 1.7 km (1.06 mi)
Width 450 m (1,480 ft)
Highest elevation 222 m (728 ft)
Highest point Litlestauren
Administration
Norway
County Finnmark
Municipality Hammerfest Municipality

Lille-Kamøya is an uninhabited mountainous island in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island is north of the islands of Kamøya and Sørøya and has an area of about 0.6 square kilometres (0.23 sq mi). The highest point on the island is the 222-metre (728 ft) tall mountain Litlestauren.[1]

Lille Karmøya has the largest shag colony in Norway. The island and surrounding sea are protected as Lille Karmøya Nature Reserve.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Lille-Kamøya" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  2. Miljøstatus: Lille Kamøya naturreservat
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