Austertana

Austertana (Northern Sami: Juovlavuotna) is a village in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along one of the inner bays of the large Tanafjorden, east of Rustefjelbma in northeastern Tana. The village is home to the Austertana Chapel. Austertana has the world's second largest quartzite quarry.

Austertana

Juovlavuotna
Village
Austertana
Location in Finnmark
Austertana
Austertana (Norway)
Coordinates: 70°26′18″N 28°30′38″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalityDeatnu-Tana
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9845 Tana

The Norwegian County Road 890 runs through the village. That road is the only road access to Båtsfjord Municipality and Berlevåg Municipality to the northeast on the Varanger Peninsula.

References

  1. "Austertana" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-22.


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