Kåfjorden (Troms)

*Kåfjorden* (Norwegian)
*Gáivuotna* (Northern Sami)
*Kaivuono* (Kven)
Kåfjorden (Norwegian); Gáivuotna (Northern Sami); Kaivuono (Kven);
	View of the fjord
	Interactive map of the fjord
Location	Troms county, Norway
Coordinates	69°31′03″N 20°43′45″E / 69.51746°N 20.72914°E
Type	Fjord
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	20 kilometres (12 mi)
Max. width	3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Settlements	Birtavarre, Olderdalen

Kåfjorden (Norwegian), Gáivuotna (Northern Sami), or Kaivuono (Kven)^[1] is a fjord in Gáivuotna Municipality (also known as Kåfjord Municipality) in Troms county, Norway. The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long fjord is a branch off the main Lyngen fjord stretching further inland to the village of Birtavarre. The European route E06 highway runs around the entire fjord.^[2]

References

^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-01-23). "Kåfjorden – fjord i Gáivuotna". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

This article about a location in Troms is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a fjord in Norway is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.