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Kasfjord

Tromsvillage

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Coordinates68.84°, 16.35°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Troms, Norway, Kasfjord is a village. Kasfjord maps to 68.836°, 16.345° — squarely within the polar belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The latitude suggests extreme seasonal daylight swings and prolonged cold. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 726 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 28% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
68.8357
Longitude
16.3451
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)
30,899
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    509
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    379
  • Mew Gull
    Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    377
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    359
  • Red-breasted Merganser
    Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    345
  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    344
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher
    Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    338
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    327

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

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org