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Alta (town)
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Alta (town)
Alta
(; ) is a
town
in
Alta Municipality
in
Finnmark
county,
Norway
. The town is the
administrative centre
of the municipality and it is located on the southern end of the
Altafjorden
, at the mouth of the river
Altaelva
. There are several suburbs around the town.
Kåfjord
,
Kvenvik
, and
Jiepmaluokta
lie to the west; Øvre Alta and
Tverrelvdalen
lie to the south; and
Rafsbotn
lies to the east. The famous
rock carvings at Alta
lie just to the west of the town.
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