Finnkona
| Finnkona | ||
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| Waters | European Arctic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 7 '12 " N , 12 ° 43' 46" E | |
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| length | 935 m | |
| width | 375 m | |
| surface | 23 hectares | |
| Highest elevation | 45 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Finnkona is a Norwegian island located at the mouth of the Ranfjord in Fylke Nordland . The island, which is part of the Leirfjord municipality between Sandnessjøen and Nesna , is located northeast of Dønna and south of Løkta .
The highest point measures 45 meters. This means that the approximately 25 hectare island is relatively flat in contrast to the surrounding area.
There are many stone men on the island , which testify that the island has been used by humans since the Iron Age . The origin of the name is unclear, but suggests a connection with the later coastal seeds . The island was first mentioned in the land register of Olav Engelbrektsson around 1533 as a subsidiary of the Fagervika farm .
In 1994 the “Finnkona Project” started, including planting forests, building a new quay and creating a hiking trail around the island with two rest areas.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Løkta - en perle på Helgeland: Finnkona ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on September 13, 2010 (English, Norwegian)
- ↑ Justis- og Politidepartementet: Samisk naturbruk og rettssituasjon fra Hedmark til Troms ( Memento of the original of September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on September 13, 2010 (Norwegian)
- ↑ Documentation project: Listen over gårder er hentet from "Norske Gaardnavne". , accessed on September 13, 2010 (Norwegian)
