Kåfjord: Storvikeidet
Storvikeidet pass defines the setting of Kåfjord — the E6 follows this low saddle through exposed rock and open birch woodland. Kåfjord stands on Altafjord in northern Norway, where the coastal route alternates between fjord settlements and rolling inland ground. The E6 is Norway’s principal north–south road, linking widely spaced communities and ports across the far north. Kåfjord bay on Altafjord has a place in Second World War history as an anchorage used by the German battleship Tirpitz. Around Storvikeidet, the scale is set by the road’s sweep between rocky slopes and low vegetation, illustrating how transport corridors negotiate the terrain beyond the fjord.
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