Silda (Norwegian) or Sildi (Northern Sami)[1] is an uninhabited island in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 48-square-kilometre (19 sq mi) island lies in the Lopphavet Sea, north of the villages of Bergsfjord and Sør-Tverrfjord on the mainland. The island is very mountainous, the tallest being the 628-metre (2,060 ft) mountain Sunnáčohkka. The name of the island may be derived from the Norwegian words for "seal" or "herring".[2]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Finnmark, Norway |
| Coordinates | 70.3216°N 21.7398°E |
| Area | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
| Width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 628 m (2060 ft) |
| Highest point | Sunnáčohkka |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Finnmark |
| Municipality | Loppa Municipality |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Archaeological findings on the islands include farm mounds, traces of houses, burial cairns from the Iron Age and Middle Ages.[3]
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