Stjernøya

Stjernøya
Native name: Stierdná
Stjernøya
Location of the island
Stjernøya
Stjernøya (Norway)
Geography
Location Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates 70°19′N 22°40′E / 70.31°N 22.66°E / 70.31; 22.66Coordinates: 70°19′N 22°40′E / 70.31°N 22.66°E / 70.31; 22.66
Area 248.1 km2 (95.8 sq mi)
Length 27 km (16.8 mi)
Width 16 km (9.9 mi)
Highest elevation 960 m (3,150 ft)
Highest point Kjerringfjordfjellet
Administration
Norway
County Finnmark
Municipalities Alta, Hasvik, Loppa
Demographics
Population 80 (2012)
Pop. density 0.32 /km2 (0.83 /sq mi)

Stjernøya (Northern Sami: Stierdná) is an island in western Finnmark county, Norway. The 248.1-square-kilometre (95.8 sq mi) island sits at the mouth of the Altafjorden on the south side of the Sørøysundet strait. It is divided among the municipalities of Loppa, Hasvik, and Alta. The highest point on the island is the 960-metre (3,150 ft) tall mountain Kjerringfjordfjellet. One of the larger fjords on the island is the Sørfjorden. There were 80 residents on the mountainous island in 2012. The main population area is at the village of Store Kvalfjord on the northeastern side of the island. On the southern part of the island there is a large nepheline syenite mine at Lillebukt.[1] The island is separated from the mainland by the strait of Stjernsundet.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Stjernøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  2. ↑ Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. p. 135.


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