Loppa (island)

Loppa
Native name: Láhppi
Loppa
Location of the island
Loppa
Loppa (Norway)
Geography
Location Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates 70°21′31″N 21°24′50″E / 70.3586°N 21.4139°E / 70.3586; 21.4139Coordinates: 70°21′31″N 21°24′50″E / 70.3586°N 21.4139°E / 70.3586; 21.4139
Area 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Length 7.5 km (4.66 mi)
Width 2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation 289 m (948 ft)
Highest point Rektind
Administration
Norway
County Finnmark
Municipality Loppa Municipality

Loppa (Northern Sami: Láhppi) is an island in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.[1] The 12-square-kilometre (4.6 sq mi) island lies in the Lopphavet Sea in the western part of the municipality, west of the island of Silda. The small island has one village area (called Loppa) on the southeastern coast. This village used to be the administrative centre of Loppa and an important fishing village for the municipality, but all of the administration of the village was moved to Øksfjord on the mainland. Today, Loppa Church is still located in this village, but there are only a few residents remaining on the island. In 1983, a seabird reserve was established along the western cliffs.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Loppa" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  2. ↑ Askheim, Svein, ed. (2017-10-02). "Loppa øy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-06-23.


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