Kåfjord
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Kåfjord is a fjord in northern Norway known historically as a World War II anchorage site for the German battleship Tirpitz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kåfjord canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fjord ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate region ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Tirpitz-related memorials
ⓘ
World War II historical sites ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cold coastal waters
ⓘ
narrow, elongated shape ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature | steep surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOrigin | Norwegian ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Kåfjorden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | sea inlet ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Stationing of the German battleship Tirpitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Norwegian coastal history
ⓘ
World War II naval history studies ⓘ |
| knownFor | World War II anchorage site for the German battleship Tirpitz ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alta Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troms og Finnmark county NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Alta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Altafjorden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arctic Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Finnmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | sheltered anchorage for large warships ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMilitaryUse | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | naval anchorage during World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kriegsmarine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterBody | Norwegian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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