Rossfjordstraumen (Norwegian) or Duvtarávdnji (Northern Sami)[2] is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It serves as a community center for the areas around the Rossfjorden and the lake Rossfjordvatnet. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the town of Finnsnes, and about 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Langnes. In 2009, the village area had 428 residents. Rossfjord Church is located in this village.

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View of the village
View of the village
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Rossfjordstraumen is located in Troms
Rossfjordstraumen
Rossfjordstraumen
Rossfjordstraumen is located in Norway
Rossfjordstraumen
Rossfjordstraumen
Coordinates: 69°21′47″N 18°18′49″E / 69.36306°N 18.31361°E / 69.36306; 18.31361
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalitySenja Municipality
Elevation0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9302 Rossfjordstraumen

History

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On 28 March 1968, a Widerøe de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter seaplane crashed at Rossfjordstraumen. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rossfjordstraumen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ^ "28 Mar 1968". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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