Kjækan
in Kvænangen of Troms Fylke, Norway

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
69.779 and 22.084 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 69° 46' 44" and E 22° 5' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - NOK
Spoken languages:
Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:28 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Europe/Oslo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:29 am and 2:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Norway in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Kjækan

Kjækan in Kvænangen (Troms Fylke) is located in Norway about 756 mi (or 1,216 km) north-east of Oslo, the country's capital town.

Current time in Kjækan is now 12:28 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 7 airports close to Kjækan. The closest airport in Norway is Sørkjosen Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Rock Art of Alta in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km), North-East.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Burfjord, Oksfjord, Breivikbotn, Storslett and Skjervoy. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 35 °F

Morning Temperature 1°C / 33 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 90%
Air Pressure 1004 hPa
Wind Speed High wind, near gale with 25 km/h (15 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Wednesday, 6th of November 2024

4°C (39 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 7th of November 2024

7°C (44 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, gale, overcast clouds.

Friday, 8th of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gale, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

2012-07-28b Storskogen (no) - Burfjord (no) E6 full speed

Published: October 03, 2012
Length: 04:26 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Wiel Seuskens

route: http://goo.gl/maps/Ooxrj.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Kvænangen (fjord)

Kvænangen is a fjord in the municipalities of Kvænangen and Skjervøy in Troms county, Norway. The 72-kilometre long fjord stretches from the Norwegian Sea to the village of Kvænangsbotn. The Reisafjorden is a large fjord which branches off the Kvænangen fjord to the west. The European route E06 highway crosses the fjord on the Sørstraumen Bridge where the fjord is only about 350 metres wide, just west of Sekkemo. There are a number of islands in the fjord.

Located at 69.7462, 22.0883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fjords of Troms, Kvænangen, Skjervøy


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kjakan, Kjejkan, Kjækan