Nuvsfjorden

Nuvsfjorden (Norwegian) Cuokcavuotna (Northern Sami)
Interactive map of the fjord
Location	Finnmark county, Norway
Coordinates	70°16′00″N 22°05′50″E
Type	Fjord
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	8 kilometres (5.0 mi)

Nuvsfjorden (Norwegian) or Cuokcavuotna (Northern Sami)[1] is a fjord in Loppa Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The fjord has a length of about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi).[2]

The village of Nuvsvåg is located along the fjord.[3] The Øksfjordjøkelen glacier lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the head of the fjord.[2]

Name

The name is from the Norwegian word nuv, meaning rounded hump or mountain, which is also the name of the rounded mountain Nuven at the mouth of the fjord. The Old Norse name Hnúfafjǫrðr comes from the word hnúfa, which either means hump, but it's also a byname alternately meaning "snub" or snub-nosed. The word "'hnufa' also refers to a bondmaid whose nose has been cut off for theft thrice repeated.[4]

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Nuvsfjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
3. Askheim, Svein. "Nuvsvåg". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
4. Cleasby, Richard; Vigfusson, Gudbrand (1874). "An Icelandic-English Dictionary". Germanic Lexicon Project. p. 277.