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Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
BåtsfjordMunicipality
Troms og FinnmarkCounty
NorwayCountry

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Area:
1,435 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Vardø, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Vadsø, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Berlevåg, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Tana, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Type:
Municipality - last checked 2018
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Båtsfjord2,166 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
259771
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259771:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Båtsfjord, Comté de Troms og Finnmark, Norvège
German:
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norwegen
Italian:
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norvegia
Northern Sami:
Báhcavuona gielda, Romsa ja Finnmárku, Norga
Norwegian:
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norge
Russian:
Ботсфьорд, Тромс и Финнмарк, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
博茨菲尤爾, 特罗姆斯-芬马克郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Noruega
Albanian:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norvegjia
Arabic:
بوتسفيورد, ترومس, النرويج
Armenian:
Բոցֆորդ, Թրոմս, Նորվեգիա
Asturian:
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Noruega
Basque:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norvegia
Bavarian:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norwegn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বটস্ফজোর্ড, ট্রোমস, নরৱে
Catalan:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Noruega
Cebuano:
Båtsfjord, Troms Fylke, Norway
Danish:
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norge
Dutch:
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norvegio
Estonian:
Båtsfjordi vald, Troms, Norra
Farsi/Persian:
بتسفیورد, ترومز, نروژ
Finnish:
Båtsfjord, Tromssan ja Finnmarkin fylke, Norja
Indonesian:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norwegia
Japanese:
ボツフィヨール, トロムス県, ノルウェー
Javanese:
Båtsfjord, Norwégia
Latin:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Noorwege
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Båtsfjord, Amt Troms, Norwegen
Malay:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Lo̍k-ui
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Noreg
Occitan:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norvègia
Polish:
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Noruega
Romanian:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norvegia
Slovenian:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norveška
Swahili:
Båtsfjord, Norwei
Swedish:
Båtsfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norge
Turkish:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Norveç
Ukrainian:
Ботсферд, Трумс, Норвегія
Vietnamese:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Na Uy
Waray:
Båtsfjord, Troms, Noruega


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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A5tsfjord
Wikidata ID:Q48813
GeoNames ID:780714

Localities in this Region

Norway

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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