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Gisløya
Nordlandvillage
Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Nordland, Norway, Gisløya is classified as a village in public datasets. Gisløya maps to 68.935°, 15.272° — squarely within the polar belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by extreme seasonal daylight swings and prolonged cold. The location receives about 732 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 29% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Mew GullLarus canus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves447
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves355
- Common RedshankTringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves337
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves320
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves300
- Herring GullLarus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves297
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves286
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves254
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4 — 2010-09-245 km SE of Evjen, Norway
- M 2.6 — 2004-03-1417 km ENE of Myre, Norway
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Nordland
- Mo i Rana183.7 mi away · pop. 18,739
- Röykkä644.4 mi away
- Pippuri669 mi away
- Jelovice1620 mi away · pop. 17
- Savudrija1620.4 mi away · pop. 195
- Vodice1620.9 mi away · pop. 16
- Bašanija1621.4 mi away · pop. 193
- Dane1621.8 mi away · pop. 9
- Zambratija1622.2 mi away · pop. 438
- Kropinjak1623.6 mi away · pop. 4
- Klenovšćak1623.8 mi away · pop. 6
- Rašpor1623.9 mi away · pop. 3
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org