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Silda (Northern Sami: Sildi) is an uninhabited island in Loppa Municipality in Troms og 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) tall mountain Sunnáčohkka. The name of the island may be derived from the Norwegian words for "seal" or "herring".[1]

Silda

Native name: Sildi
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Geography
Location	Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates	70.3216°N 21.7398°E / 70.3216; 21.7398
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	Troms og 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.[2]

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

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