Location Finnmark, Norway Highest point Sunnáčohkka Population 0 Area 48 km² Max width 4 km | Highest elevation 628 m (2,060 ft) County Finnmark Elevation 628 m Max length 15 km Municipality Loppa | |
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Silda is an uninhabited island in the municipality of Loppa in Finnmark county, Norway. The 48-square-kilometre (19 sq mi) island lies north of Bergsfjord and Sør-Tverrfjord on the mainland. The island is very mountainous, the tallest being the 628-metre (2,060 ft) tall mountain Sunnáčohkka.
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Map of Silda, 9580 Bergsfjord, Norway
HistoryEdit
This area of Norway was believed to be inhabited by gods of old Nordic mythologizes. The highest point, Sunnáčohkka means 'table of the gods'. In about 1256 the whole area was deforested by the Ottoman empire.
References
Silda, Finnmark Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA