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    Gjesværstappan

    Gjesværstappan is a group of high, steep-sided, grass-covered islands which are located north of the island village of Gjesvær in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The three main islands are Storstappen, Kjerkestappen, and Bukkstappen.

    Gjesvær
    Gjesvær

    Davide Mauro / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Overview

    Gjesværstappan is a group of high, steep-sided, grass-covered islands which are located north of the island village of Gjesvær in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The three main islands are Storstappen, Kjerkestappen, and Bukkstappen. Storstappan rises to a height of 283 metres (928 ft) above sea level and has a peninsula called Stauren that rises to 165 metres (541 ft). Kjerkestappen rises to an elevation of 166 metres (545 ft) above sea level and Bukkstappen rises to 92 metres (302 ft) above sea level. Historically, there were people that lived on the islands and there was a church on Kjerkestappen.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m281 mStorstappen20 mAustre Ramnholman18 mRevsholmen15 mSeivakta14 mVestre Ramnholman11 mFlathella9 mLille Lyngøya8 mSeingsholmen6 mLille Sandholmen5 mBrødskjæran4 mBukkstappskjæran3 mGrønholmen3 mBukkspelen2 mKvalbeinskjæran
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Storstappen: 1.1 km²StorstappenVestre Ramnholman: 0.08 km²Vestre RamnholmanAustre Ramnholman: 0.06 km²Austre RamnholmanFlathella: 0.05 km²FlathellaRevsholmen: 0.05 km²RevsholmenSeivakta: 0.04 km²SeivaktaLille Lyngøya: 0.03 km²Lille LyngøyaSeingsholmen: 0.02 km²SeingsholmenLille Sandholmen: 0.02 km²Lille SandholmenUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandGrønholmen: 0.6 haGrønholmenBrødskjæran: 0.5 haBrødskjæranBukkspelen: 0.5 haBukkspelenUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandBukkstappskjæran: 0.5 haBukkstappskjæranUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandKvalbeinskjæran: 0.3 haKvalbeinskjæranUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Storstappen1.1 km²
    Vestre Ramnholman0.08 km²
    Austre Ramnholman0.06 km²
    Flathella0.05 km²
    Revsholmen0.05 km²
    Seivakta0.04 km²
    Lille Lyngøya0.03 km²
    Seingsholmen0.02 km²
    Lille Sandholmen0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Grønholmen0.6 ha
    Brødskjæran0.5 ha
    Bukkspelen0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Bukkstappskjæran0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Kvalbeinskjæran0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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