Rossfjordstraumen

Rossfjordstraumen
Village
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Coordinates: 69°21′47″N 18°18′49″E / 69.36306°N 18.31361°E / 69.36306; 18.31361Coordinates: 69°21′47″N 18°18′49″E / 69.36306°N 18.31361°E / 69.36306; 18.31361
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Midt-Troms
Municipality	Lenvik
Elevation	0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	9302 Rossfjordstraumen

Rossfjordstraumen is a village in the municipality of Lenvik in Troms county, Norway. It serves as a community center for the areas around the Rossfjorden and the lake Rossfjordvatnet. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the town of Finnsnes, and about 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Langnes. In 2009, the village area had 428 residents. Rossfjord Church is located in this village.

On 28 March 1968, a Widerøe de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter seaplane crashed at Rossfjordstraumen. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.