Gamvik
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| County | Finnmark | |
| District | Nordkyn | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Mehamn | |
| Mayor (2004) | Roger Hansen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 1,415 Square kilometre>km² 1,354 km² 0.44 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 397 1,134 0.02 % -22.4 % 1/km² | |
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| [www.gamvik.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
The municipality consists of the eastern half of the Nordkyn peninsula. Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe (The North Cape is on Magerøya island). Most people live in Mehamn (ca 900 inhabitants), which has an airport and is also a port of call of the hurtigruten. Gamvik and Skjånes are two other villages in the county. The Slettnes lighthouse off Gamvik is the northernmost lighthouse on Europe's mainland.
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