Måsøy
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| County | Finnmark | |
| District | ||
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Havøysund | |
| Mayor (2003) | Ingalill Olsen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Bokmål | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 1,134 Square kilometre>km² 1,066 km² 0.35 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 380 1,399 0.03 % -21.3 % 1/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.masoy.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
The municipality is to be found on the coast of Western Finnmark, comprising both parts of the mainland and smaller and bigger islands.
Most people live in Havøysund, but there are also small hamlets sprad around the islands and in the fjord areas, notably Snefjord, Kokelv, Ingøy, Rolvsøy and Måsøy. The Fruholmen lighthouse is the northernmost in Norway. Previously, Måsøy was the centre, hence the name of the municipality.
The hurtigruten calls at Havøysund daily, and there is a road connection, albeit often blocked by snow in the winter.
At Masoy there is the tallest construction of Scandinavia, the 362 metre tall radio mast of longwave transmitter Ingoy.
| Municipalities of Finnmark |
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| Alta | Berlevåg | Båtsfjord | Gamvik | Hammerfest | Hasvik | Karasjok | Kautokeino | Kvalsund | Lebesby | Loppa | Måsøy | Nesseby | Nordkapp | Porsanger | Sør-Varanger | Tana | Vadsø | Vardø | |
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