Rossfjordstraumen

{{short description|Village in Senja Municipality, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Rossfjord.JPG

|image_caption = View of the village

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|pushpin_label = Rossfjordstraumen

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Troms

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Midt-Troms

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Senja Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 9302 Rossfjordstraumen

|coordinates = {{coord|69|21|47|N|18|18|49|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 0.5

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Troms/Lenvik/Rossfjordstraumen/|title=Rossfjordstraumen|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-12-07}}}}

{{native name|no|Rossfjordstraumen}} or {{native name|se|Duvtarávdnji}}{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/145505|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-07-15}} is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It serves as a community center for the areas around the Rossfjorden and the lake Rossfjordvatnet. It is located about {{convert|20|km}} northeast of the town of Finnsnes, and about {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} northeast of the village of Langnes. In 2009, the village area had 428 residents. Rossfjord Church is located in this village.

History

On 28 March 1968, a Widerøe de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter seaplane crashed at Rossfjordstraumen. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19680328-1|title=28 Mar 1968 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network|accessdate=21 February 2010}}

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