Silda,_Finnmark

Silda, Finnmark

Silda, Finnmark

Island in Norway

Silda (Northern Sami: Sildi) is an uninhabited island in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 48-square-kilometre (19 sq mi) island lies in the Lopphavet Sea, north of the villages of Bergsfjord and Sør-Tverrfjord on the mainland. The island is very mountainous, the tallest being the 628-metre (2,060 ft) tall mountain Sunnáčohkka. The name of the island may be derived from the Norwegian words for "seal" or "herring".[1]

Quick Facts Native name: Sildi, Geography ...

Archaeological findings on the islands include farm mounds, traces of houses, burial cairns from the Iron Age and Middle Ages.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Askheim, Svein, ed. (2018-02-20). "Silda i Loppa". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  2. [2]
    Bruun, Inga Malene (2010). Kulturminneregistrering i gamle fiskevær. Tromsø Museum.


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