Arctic view
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Arctic View is the name of a viewpoint and restaurant at the end of Havøya in Måsøy
municipality in Vest-Finnmark
in Norway
. The place is located 5 kilometres northwest of Havøysund
, the main center of the municipality.
On the way to Arctic View one drives through a windmill park that was built by Norsk Hydro
. Here, at the edge of the Barents Sea
, there is a view of the western part of Finmark, and the place is a popular spot to watch the midnight sun
, which can be seen from May 14 to July 31. The sun reaches its lowest point at 00:14–00:24. The most famous and popular place to view the midnight sun, North Cape
, is located 50km to the northeast.
Arctic View is owned by Måsøy
municipality, and is a cooperation between the municipality, Arctic Wind, Repvåg Kraftlag, Asplan Viak and NCC Norway.
Måsøy
Måsøy is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund.Måsøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
municipality in Vest-Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The place is located 5 kilometres northwest of Havøysund
Havøysund
Havøysund is the administrative centre of the Måsøy municipality, Norway. Its population in 2006 was 1,125. Located on Havøya, but is connected to the mainland through the Havøysund Bridge....
, the main center of the municipality.
On the way to Arctic View one drives through a windmill park that was built by Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro ASA is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. Hydro is the fourth largest integrated aluminium company worldwide. It has operations in some 40 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state holds a 43.8 percent...
. Here, at the edge of the Barents Sea
Barents Sea
The Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
, there is a view of the western part of Finmark, and the place is a popular spot to watch the midnight sun
Midnight sun
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the north of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight. Given fair weather, the sun is visible for a continuous...
, which can be seen from May 14 to July 31. The sun reaches its lowest point at 00:14–00:24. The most famous and popular place to view the midnight sun, North Cape
North Cape, Norway
North Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp. Its 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at , 2102.3 km from the North Pole. However, the neighbouring point Knivskjellodden is actually...
, is located 50km to the northeast.
Arctic View is owned by Måsøy
Måsøy
Måsøy is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund.Måsøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
municipality, and is a cooperation between the municipality, Arctic Wind, Repvåg Kraftlag, Asplan Viak and NCC Norway.