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.jpg) View of the fjord | |
| Location | Finnmark county, Norway |
| Coordinates | 69°56′07″N23°02′43″E / 69.9353°N 23.0454°E /69.9353; 23.0454 |
| Type | Fjord |
| Primary outflows | Altafjorden |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) |
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 Interactive map of the fjord | |
Kåfjorden (Norwegian) orNjoammelgohppi (Northern Sami) is afjord inAlta Municipality inFinnmark county,Norway. The 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) long fjord branches off the mainAltafjorden. The village ofKåfjord and theKåfjord Church both lie along the northern coast of the fjord. TheEuropean route E06 highway follows the northern shoreline of the fjord. A bridge over Kåfjorden was built in 2013 to shorten the E6 highway route around the fjord.[1][2]
The fjord was the anchorage of theGerman battleshipTirpitz for much ofWorld War II, which was attacked by Britishmidget submarines duringOperation Source in 1943 and by aircraft duringOperation Tungsten,Operation Mascot,Operation Goodwood andOperation Paravane in 1944.
