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Fjordgård

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Fjordgård

Coordinates69.51°, 17.63°

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City facts

Overview

Fjordgård or Fjordgard is a small fishing village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the northern part of the island of Senja, the second largest island in Norway. Fjordgård lies on the west side of the fjord Ørnfjorden, which is an arm that branches off of the main Øyfjorden. The island village of Husøy lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) across the fjord within sight of Fjordgård.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
69.5091
Longitude
17.6283
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
32,484
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    324
  • Mew Gull
    Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    300
  • Common Eider
    Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    285
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    279
  • Great Black-backed Gull
    Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    258
  • White-tailed Eagle
    Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    246
  • Black Guillemot
    Cepphus grylle (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    239
  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    238

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
2.9
Largest event
2008-04-25

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Troms

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
1.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
715

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
258
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

red campion
red campion
Silene dioica
Seen 2026-09-19
Swedish Cornel
Swedish Cornel
Cornus suecica
Seen 2026-09-19
Fly Agaric
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
Seen 2026-09-19
fireweed
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
Seen 2026-09-18
Wild Rosemary
Wild Rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
Seen 2026-09-18
common yarrow
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Seen 2026-09-14
black crowberry
black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
Seen 2026-09-14
Wood Stitchwort
Wood Stitchwort
Stellaria nemorum
Seen 2026-09-14
Snowy Waxcap
Snowy Waxcap
Cuphophyllus virgineus
Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image