Akkarvik is a small village along the Langfjord

Langfjord

Langfjorden may refer to:*Langfjorden , arm of the Altafjord in Alta, Finnmark county, Norway*Langfjorden , a continuation of the Nordre and Søndre Bergsfjord, in Loppa, Finnmark county, Norway...

 in the municipality of Skjervøy

Skjervøy

Skjervøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the inhabitants live. The main industries are fishing and ship building....

, in the northern part of Troms

Troms

or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

 county, 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...

. It is located about 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Årviksand on the south side of Arnøya

Arnøya

Arnøya is an island in the municipality of Skjervøy in Troms county, Norway. Its area is . The highest peak is Arnøyhøgda, at . It is the 15th largest island in Norway....

island. It has been populated since the 17th century. At its peak during the 1950s, about 400 people lived there. There was a shop, post office, and a bakery. By the year 2001, however, the population has dwindled down to 24 people in 14 private homes.

External links

• http://www.akkarvik.no