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Håkvik - Ginnasluokta

Nordlandvillage

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Total population

742

Elevation19 m
Land area0.62 km²
Coordinates68.40°, 17.31°

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

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City facts

Elevation
19 m
Area
0.62 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Håkvik (Norwegian) or Ginnasluokta (Northern Sami) is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the southern shore of the Ofotfjorden, southwest of the town of Narvik and the village of Ankenesstranda. Håkvik Chapel was built here in 1980. The European route E6 highway runs through the village.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
68.4048
Longitude
17.3083
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)
15,587
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    252
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    246
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    205
  • Mew Gull
    Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    201
  • European Greenfinch
    Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    182
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    170
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    169
  • Isidella lofotensis Sars, 1868
    Isidella lofotensis Sars, 1868 · Anthozoa
    159

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
2.6
Largest event
2004-03-14

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Nordland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
1.99
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
726

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
51
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

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

Events

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