Native name: Gáhpesuolu | |
|---|---|
 View of the island from Kamøyvær | |
  Store Kamøya Location of the island  Store Kamøya Store Kamøya (Norway) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Troms og Finnmark, Norway |
| Coordinates | 71°03′05″N 25°57′01″E / 71.0515°N 25.9504°E |
| Area | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Length | 2.5 km (1.55 mi) |
| Width | 735 km (456.7 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| Municipality | Nordkapp |
Store Kamøya (Northern Sami: Gáhpesuolu[1]) is a small island in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located off the eastern coast of the large island of Magerøya where the Kamøyfjorden splits into the Duksfjorden and Skipsfjorden.[2] It lies just to the southeast of the island of Lille Kamøya and to the east of the fishing village of Kamøyvær, helping to shelter the latter's harbour from the open sea.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sjøsamisk resursutnyttelse i Porsangerfjorden" (PDF) (in Norwegian).
- ↑ "Map of Store Kamøya". mapcarta.com.
- ↑ "Photo on flickr, showing the lighthouse in Kamøyvær with Store Kamøya offshore".
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