Silda, Finnmark

Silda (Norwegian) or Sildi (Northern Sami)^[1] is an uninhabited island in Loppa Municipality in 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) mountain Sunnáčohkka. The name of the island may be derived from the Norwegian words for "seal" or "herring".^[2]

• Silda (Norwegian)
• Sildi (Northern Sami)

Interactive map of Silda (Norwegian) Sildi (Northern Sami)
Geography
Location	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	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.^[3]

See also

• List of islands of Norway