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Kåfjord is a village in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the Kåfjorden, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the town of Alta along the European route E6 highway. The village of Kvenvik lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east, also along the E6 highway. At the summit of Mount , about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) by a track from Kåfjord, is a restored Northern Lights Observatory, established by Kristian Birkeland in 1899 and operational until 1926, when it was transferred to Tromsø.

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  • Kåfjord (Alta) (de)
  • Kåfjord, Alta (en)
  • Kåfjord (Alta) (sv)
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  • Kåfjord ist eine Siedlung in der Gemeinde Alta (Norwegen) in der Fylke (Provinz) Troms og Finnmark in Norwegen. Das kleine Dorf liegt am Ufer des Kåfjords und an der Europastraße 6 (E6), rund 18 km westlich der Stadt Alta und 3 km westlich von Kvenvik. (de)
  • Kåfjord is a village in Alta Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the Kåfjorden, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the town of Alta along the European route E6 highway. The village of Kvenvik lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east, also along the E6 highway. At the summit of Mount , about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) by a track from Kåfjord, is a restored Northern Lights Observatory, established by Kristian Birkeland in 1899 and operational until 1926, when it was transferred to Tromsø. (en)
  • Kåfjord (samiska Njoammelgohppi, kvänska Kaavuono) är en bygd vid Kåfjorden, den innersta delen av Altafjorden, i Alta kommun, 15 km väster om huvudorten Alta. I Kåfjord grundades 1826 ett kopparverk (Alten Kobberverk eller Alten Copper Works) av engelsmannen John Rice Crowe och skotten Henry Dick Woodfall. Verket försörjdes med malm från flera gruvfält, främst kring Kåfjord men även i Kvænangen och Raipas. I och med kopparverket byggdes butik (1829), kyrka (1837), teatern Ultima Thule (1840), skolhus, postkontor med mera i Kåfjord. Runt 1840 var verket den största industrin på Nordkalotten och sysselsatte över 650 arbetare. Kåfjord blev den största orten i Finnmark fylke. Denna första driftperiod varade fram till 1878. (sv)
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