Silda, Finnmark

Silda
Native name: Sildi
Silda
Location of the island
Silda
Silda (Norway)
Geography
Location Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates 70°19′18″N 21°44′23″E / 70.3216°N 21.7398°E / 70.3216; 21.7398Coordinates: 70°19′18″N 21°44′23″E / 70.3216°N 21.7398°E / 70.3216; 21.7398
Area 48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Length 15 km (9.3 mi)
Width 4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation 628 m (2,060 ft)
Highest point Sunnáčohkka
Administration
Norway
County Finnmark
Municipality Loppa Municipality
Demographics
Population 0

Silda (Northern Sami: Sildi) is an uninhabited island in Loppa Municipality in 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]

See also

References

  1. Askheim, Svein, ed. (2018-02-20). "Silda i Loppa". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-06-23.


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