Gausvika

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Gausvika

Elevation16 m

WeatherAvg high 43.1°F

Coordinates68.61°, 16.51°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Gausvika or Gausvik is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is in the northeastern part of the large island of Hinnøya, along the Tjeldsundet Strait, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Harstad. The European route E10 highway passes through the village, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the Tjeldsund Bridge. Gausvik Church is in the village.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

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Bjarne Berg-Sæther

Norwegian politician

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Martin Buvik

Norwegian politician

Asbjørg Skåden

Norwegian Sami writer and politician (1946-2020)

Ánná Káisá Partapuoli

Saami slam poet

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Per Kjerstad

Norwegian actor

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Magne Einejord

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Kaja Larsen

Norwegian photographer

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Magne Domantrener Skåden

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  2.6 mi away · pop. 939
• Skánik - Skånland
  2.6 mi away
• Fjelldal
  4 mi away
• Sørvika
  4.9 mi away
• Kongsvika
  7.3 mi away
• Kilbotn
  7.3 mi away
• Sáhtik - Sandstrand
  8.2 mi away
• Tovika
  10.1 mi away
• Vik
  10.7 mi away · pop. 284
• Sørrollnes - Orjješ-Rállegeahči
  11.4 mi away
• Harstad
  12.9 mi away · pop. 21,602
• Borkenes
  14 mi away · pop. 1,505

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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